Episode 28: Navigating Cancer, Advocacy, and Health: Suzanne Corson’s Inspiring Journey to Empowerment and Self-Advocacy

Episode 28: Navigating Cancer, Advocacy, and Health: Suzanne Corson’s Inspiring Journey to Empowerment and Self-Advocacy

 

In this episode of the Positively Altered Podcast, Dr. Cindy Howard sits down with Suzanne Corson, a leader in nonprofit management and cancer advocacy. Suzanne shares her inspiring journey from working with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to navigating her own battle with colon cancer. They discuss the importance of knowing your personal health history, advocating for yourself, and building strong doctor-patient relationships. Suzanne also offers valuable insights on how nonprofits can maintain transparency and how individuals can support causes they care about. Tune in for an empowering conversation about resilience, hope, and the power of community.

 

In this episode, we cover:

 

• (5:57) How Suzanne landed in a nonprofit management role.
• (7:49) How do you stay positive when you’re working through difficult circumstances?
• (10:32) Learning how to find the gifts life has to offer when walking through a cancer journey. 
• (17:10) How important is it to prioritize our own health?
• (20:17) Diving deeper into how both men and women can get breast cancer. 
• (22:12) How do we know that our monetary donations are being utilized for cancer research? 
• (25:36) Bridging the gap between allopathic medicine and chiropractic care.
• (33:07) Rapid-fire questions.

 

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Dr. Cindy’s Partners:

Professional Health Products: http://www.phpltd.com

Stopain Clinical: https://www.stopainclinical.com/

Infinedi: https://infinedi.net/

 

About Suzanne Corson:

 

Suzanne Corson is a leader in nonprofit management and marketing with over 25 years of experience.  

 

She has a passion for healthcare, dedicating her career to empowering self-advocacy and helping to expand access to care. 

 

She regularly speaks to local organizations about the importance of understanding one’s personal health history and building a strong doctor-patient relationship.

 

She currently serves as executive director of the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors (ANJC), an organization that advocates for the membership of 1,500 chiropractors and works to protect a patient's right to access high-quality chiropractic healthcare.

 

Prior to joining the ANJC, Suzanne served over 10 years as executive director at Susan G. Komen, an organization dedicated to ending breast cancer forever. In her most recent role at Komen, she led a team committed to serving the community by raising funds to provide treatment assistance, patient navigation, and education throughout the state while funding innovative national research initiatives.

 

A lifelong resident of Freehold, New Jersey, and graduate of Seton Hall University, Suzanne has a long history of volunteering in the community, having served on committees for the YMCA, Girl Scouts, CentraState Medical Center Foundation, and the Freehold Township Education Foundation.  She currently serves on the board for Preferred Behavioral Healthcare and as vice chair of the fundraising committee for the Chiropractic Future Strategic Plan. 

 

Suzanne and her husband, Glen, reside in Freehold Township with their two sons, Shane and Ryan.

 

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