Self Medication - Some thoughts...
Understanding Self-Medication of Hormone Therapy Among Transgender People What Does “Self-Medication” Mean? Self-medication in this context ...
Dr Gillian Russell has had an extensive and varied professional career. Having initially been a professional musician, she left the world of the arts to become a sales and marketing professional, eventually becoming the CEO of a large legal practice in the UK. She has worked as a Business Psychologist with a range of organisations, from large corporates to start-ups to help understand and build on the skills and potential of people. As an OD consultant she has helped with large scale cultural and process changes, mergers & acquisitions and customer profiling with a focus on Leadership and Management training and coaching.
She has also worked within the Public and Third sectors and has increasingly seen the challenges faced in complex health, medical and social settings and has helped effect change through new approaches to Leadership.
As a speaker, coach and external consultant she is passionate about harnessing ‘difference’ to stimulate innovation and change and now, as a Trans+ person is part of a community that faces continuous change and challenge.
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