Need to Know
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Who is this course for?Everyone -
Course length (start & watch when you want)1.5 hours of video content -
Course credits1.5 CEUs / PDAs*Please note that many of the associations listed under ‘CEUs/PDAs’ do not formally pre-approve online courses for credits, and thus require the student to track their own online course hours to submit for approval for their annual CEU/PDA requirements.
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ExtrasLifetime access · Certificate of completion
Meet your course instructor
Mercy Southam | DTCM
Mercy Southam is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Founder and Owner of Eir Mobile Medicine, Canada’s first mobile acupuncture and natural medicine studio. Her entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 10, when she founded her community’s first Dog Walking-Private Detective Agency. Seeing the potential of combining these two lucrative industries, Mercy successfully spent the summer of 1996 with her eyes, ears, and (dogs’) nose on the neighbourhood. Since then, Mercy has explored a variety of industries and professions. She competed throughout Europe and North America as a Rhythmic Gymnast, lived alongside indigenous communities in the Kalahari Desert as a Medical Anthropologist, was a Professional Pillow Fighter with Toronto’s former Pillow Fight League, and has worked throughout North America and Uganda as an international non-profit Programs Coordinator. It was through these varied professions that Mercy discovered the single thread that links us all together: When our communities feel their best, everybody wins. With this ethos in mind, Mercy has devoted the decade to studying Acupuncture + Traditional Chinese Medicine. Having studied in both the USA and Canada, Mercy has immersed herself in a variety of healthcare systems, identifying ways to improve on existing structures. Her studies led her to residencies at Rady’s Children’s Hospital (San Diego, CA) and the MHS Family Recovery Centre (Oceanside, CA), where she witnessed first hand the power of collaboration between Eastern and Western medicine, and the importance of providing Acupuncture + Natural Medicine to the community.
Course description
Join Dr. Mercy Southam, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for an exploration of how Eastern wisdom can help combat the winter blues. In this comprehensive webinar, Dr. Southam bridges ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles with modern scientific understanding to explain why some individuals experience Seasonal Affective Disorder more intensely than others, while offering practical solutions through the lens of both Western and Eastern medicine.
Discover evidence-based insights into how acupuncture can provide relief from SAD symptoms, along with specific herbal remedies and dietary recommendations rooted in TCM principles. Dr. Southam will share actionable lifestyle modifications to help you maintain emotional balance throughout the darker months, and conclude with a live Q&A session where you can get your personal questions answered. This webinar provides valuable tools for both healthcare professionals and individuals interested in natural approaches to managing SAD.