Join host KG Stiles as she talks with her very special guest Sylla Sheppard-Hanger, Director of Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy. In 1998 Sylla underwent radiation treatment for breast cancer over a three month period. Listener's will learn Sylla's recommendations for using aromatherapy as an effective complementary therapy when undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Additional Bio: Sylla was a founding member of the American Aromatherapy Association (1988), served on its Board of Directors, and currently serves the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) as Chair of its Safety Committee. Sylla has helped set the national standards in education for aromatherapy, and after the September 11th tragedy in New York, formed the United Aromatherapy Effort, Inc (UAE), a non-profit charity whose mission is the collection and dissemination of donated aromatherapy products to those affected during critical incidents and emergency work. She is the author of The Aromatherapy Practitioner Correspondence Course and The Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual. Most recently she began publishing a series of aromatherapy books, beginning with the Aromatic Spa Book (2007) and the Aromatic Mind Book (2008). Since 1996, Sylla has been involved with Dr.Trevor Stokes of the University of South Florida in an on-going research project titled Psychosocial Aromatherapy Research Project (PARP) using aroma in children with autism and other disorders. To learn more about Sylla and her work please visit her website: http://www.atlanticinstitute.com