Dr. Shannon Harrington, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, RN, NASM-CPT, BCS  completed her undergraduate education at Old Dominion University and holds graduate degrees from the University of Virginia; a Master’s in Nursing with a concentration in Health Systems Management, and a nursing doctorate.  After graduating with her Ph.D., Dr. Shannon studied nutrition and exercise interventions for African American breast cancer survivors as a post-doctoral research fellow with a joint appointment at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center/UMass Boston. Dr. Shannon has over 24 years of nursing experience in acute care and academia. In addition to conducting research and teaching, she has been a keynote speaker at national conferences as well as college graduations. She has also been an invited motivational speaker to many regional and national events and conferences. Her message is clear, selfcare will save your life!! As. a nurse, she was taught patient care and how to save everyone's life, besides her own. During her post-doctoral work, she realized that if she didn't prioritize selfcare, that she would not be able to live a healthy life, or lead a healthy team.