To help you feel better. Guaranteed. Chris Carruthers, PhD, Health Services provides practical health information and programs that support you in optimal behaviors that allow you to have abundant energy, balanced emotions, mental clarity, and a joyous spirit.  

Chris has several new projects underway, and is now serving as a consultant with the Knowledge Management division of Alberta Health Services.  Knowledge management is defined as "set of principles, tools and practices that enable people to create knowledge, and to share, translate and apply what they know to create value and improve effectiveness” (World Health Organization 2009).  In addition, she is preparing some educational material for the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, to support people with cancer to prepare a personalized care plan from an integrative healthcare perspective.

Previously, Chris served as a facilitator for the Alberta Health and Wellness funded Professional Skills Dissemination training for interdisciplinary healthcare teams.  She assisted health professionals to communicate with empathy and develop collaborative care relationships with the people they serve.  From July 2007 to July 2008 she served as the manager of the Spirituality in Chronic Disease Management program with the Calgary Health Region.  This was a new initiative that focused on supporting healthcare professionals to address the spiritual needs of clients and their families.  Click here to read a related Calgary Herald article. 

Chris is a well known professional speaker who is available to provide specialized  health education programs for you or your corporate group.  

She is also a participating member of these respected organizations.    

“Her work was exemplary and clearly met the standards of education we set in the United States.  I have participated in a number of University programs in the U.S. and consider her work to be among the best I have seen.”

Norm Shealy, MD, PhD, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, past Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery and Teaching Fellow at several universities including Harvard  

You are most likely reading this page because you are experiencing a health challenge, as an individual or as an organization. 

• you are facing a major change
• you have recently received a new diagnosis
• you have worsening symptoms
• you are making an important life or career decision
• you are entering a crisis, trying to prevent one, or recovering from one

Chris demonstrates and provides evidence that SMALL changes can make a BIG difference, and she can help you or your corporation through:

• Professional Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
• Research
• Advocacy
• Private Consultation 
• Support Through Illness or Treatment
• Health Promotion

Chris knows, through her own experience of illness, that many health issues and decisions can be confusing and anxiety producing.  Highly educated, and through 25 years of experience in health care, she can act as an advisor, providing practical guidance, sorting through information, and helping you make the best possible decisions.  She has expertise and special interests in:

• Spirituality in the Workplace
• Spirituality in Healthcare
• Sleep Health
• Cancer Care
• Pain and Fatigue Management
• Integrative Healthcare

Our tendency to ignore symptoms or allow our harmful health behaviors to continue is an expensive one.  What will the cost be for you in 5 or 10 years if you continue with your present lifestyle?  You will be stopped suddenly and rudely if you lose your health.  Along with that often comes losses in relationships, wealth, hobbies, physical activies, sports, travel, and play.  And if you don’t have your health, you will find that success, money, and status feel quite empty. 

Perhaps now you are becoming more aware that health plays a bigger role in our lives than we commonly admit.  Is it time for your priorities to change somewhat?

Ask yourself:  If I received an unexpected medical diagnosis tomorrow (or have already received that diagnosis), what would be different in my life?  And now ask yourself:  If I had optimal health, what would be different for me?  If I had abundant energy, what would change?  If I were calmer and more peaceful, what would be different?  If I had an abundance of mental and cognitive clarity, what would change?  If I felt more joy, what would be different?   

How much would these changes be worth to you?  If you are committed to self care and being the best of yourself, Chris can help in several ways.

For information on services to help you sleep, click here.
For information on services to help you recover from cancer, click here.                     To book a service, click here.

All consultations, keynotes and seminars: 

• are developed from extensive evidence-based research
• are updated regularly with the leading-edge published literature
• incorporate safe, effective integration of conventional and adjunctive treatments
• may include interactive processes, guided writing, or physical movement
• are adapted to your specific needs in terms of content and length

Chris has shared her expertise on CBC Radio, Global Television, Shaw TV, and in the Calgary Herald, Calgary Neighbours, and the Red Deer Advocate.  She is noted for her energy, integrity, knowledge and compassion, and she brings a manner of respect and perception to each interaction.  Click here for a sample of comments made by clients about her services.  She is:

• Practical
• Evidence based
• Focused on results
• Clear and concise
• Professional

Chris has an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, a Master’s degree in Coaching/ Exercise Physiology, and a PhD in Integrative Health Care and Energy Medicine.  She  has had broad experience in corporate health, cardiac rehabilitation, cancer care, sports medicine, pharmaceuticals and natural health products.  For more information about Chris' background, click here. 

Please click here for a glance at her recent activities, and here for a sample list of presentations and seminars.  

Contact Chris to book her as a featured speaker at your next educational event or corporate meeting, or receive an individual consultation.  Click here or dial 
403-685-3565.