Season 2: Episode 15: Did 19th institutionalizing and deinstitutionalizing healthcare make it safer? with Dr. Martha Libster

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke meet with Dr. Martha Libster, a PhD in history as well as an APRN to talk about the history of nursing in the 19th century. She's also the Founder and Executive Director of the Self-care Institute at Golden Apple Healing Arts and Publisher for Golden Apple Publications is an innovative education designer, master teacher trainer, author, and consultant in integrative healthcare systems, higher education, nursing, botanical medicine, behavioral health, and public Self-care program design and analysis. Join us!

Transcript

Dr. Martha Mathews Libster is an international expert in nurse-herbalism, integrative nursing, traditional medicine, and botanical self-care. Supported by award-winning historical research, translational botanical science expertise, and collaborations with nurses and indigenous leaders internationally, Dr. Libster’s work advances the practice of the science and art of nurse-herbalism. It has been disseminated through publications, presentations, and community events on five continents. Dr. Libster focuses on practice innovations with supporting policy change and health care reform strategies that modernize historic and traditional healing practices, such as nurse-herbalism and traditional medicine. She advances sustainable and effective wellness practices over time that improve health and achieve health equity.​