| Author/Contributor(s): | Siegel, Bernie S. |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Date: | 2/28/1994 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
A retired surgeon reveals how patients and caregivers reclaim their choices, face medical adversity, and cultivate true healing.
Drawing upon decades of surgical practice, Siegel shows individuals confronting severe diagnoses how personal autonomy and emotional honesty bolster the healing process.
Through clinical encounters and patient stories, the book offers practical tools for coping with medical treatments, expressing unvarnished feelings, and building supportive caregiving partnerships.
In this compassionate and powerful healing guide, Dr. Bernie Siegel, the author of the triumphant bestsellers Love, Medicine & Miracles and Peace, Love & Healing, provides readers with healthy ways to respond to life's adversities.
- Mind and Body: Explores how emotional states, guided imagery, and spontaneous drawings reveal intuitive insights to assist medical treatment and stimulate recovery.
- Actionable Strategies: Outlines methods for patients to assert their voices in medical settings, interview physicians, and make empowered healthcare choices.
- Daily Practices: Details how keeping a journal, setting aside quiet healing intervals, and learning to say no prevent burnout and preserve physical energy.
- Case Studies: Shares real accounts of individuals facing cancer, scleroderma, and chronic conditions who transformed their outlook and supported one another through group care.