{"id":2261,"date":"2026-02-14T05:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/?page_id=2261"},"modified":"2026-02-14T05:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:11:55","slug":"doug-hudgins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/meetings-events\/events\/archived-events\/vfn-conference-2026\/speakers\/doug-hudgins\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Hudgins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Managing\u00a0Stress with Exercise &amp; Nutrition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Session Overview:\u00a0<\/strong>We\u2019ll examine the connection between exercise, nutrition, and\u00a0stress\u00a0management, including how a balanced diet and an effective exercise routine can improve mood and reduce\u00a0stress\u00a0levels. Attendees will receive practical, evidence-based examples of\u00a0stress-relieving foods, activities, and strategies to support overall well-being. We will close the session with a short, guided stretching exercise you can follow along with to recharge for the rest of your day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Doug\u00a0Hudgins\u00a0is a Wellness Nurse Consultant with BlueCross BlueShield, supporting the health and well-being of federal employees through education and wellness programs. Prior to his role at BCBS, Doug worked as a nurse with Virginia Cancer Institute and St. Mary\u2019s Hospital in Richmond, VA. Doug holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampden-Sydney College and a BSN from Old Dominion University a<\/em><em>nd is a certified First Aid\/CPR\/AED instructor.\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Hudgins, BSN, RN &#8211; &#8220;Managing Stress with Exercise and Nutrition&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2262,"parent":2214,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-2261","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2263,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2261\/revisions\/2263"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=2261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}