Summary: Dr. Bernie Siegel shares tips about the art of healing all the time -- and this week he shared them with me! As a best-selling author and a doctor who's unafraid to go outside the box when it comes to imagining what's possible in recovery, Dr. Siegel is one of my fave peeps. You'll see why when you hear both the energy of his voice and the creativity of his thoughts. Plus, his ideas are all backed by the science of experience: the stories he tells are about real people doing the impossible and overcoming the odds. Did you know that you have intuition and inner wisdom the can help you diagnose and even heal your mental, physical and emotional problems? On today’s episode of Changing Direction, Dr. Bernie Siegel discussed how you can access your intuition and use it to heal, plus his new book, The Art of Healing: Uncovering Your Inner Wisdom and Potential for Self-Healing. Take a listen and then let me know which story most resonated with you by leaving your thoughts in the comments. Bernie Siegel was born in Brooklyn, NY, and attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He graduated with honors and holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. He trained to become a surgeon at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven Veteran’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. In 1989, Bernie retired from Yale as an Assistant Clinical Professor of General and Pediatric Surgery to speak to patients, their families and caregivers. In his book, his 12th, published in September 2011, entitled A BOOK OF MIRACLES—Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude, and Love, Bernie is described in the Foreword written by Deepak Chopra who tells us “Bernie Siegel began his writing career twenty-five years ago, and from the outset he didn’t shy away from miracles. The title of his first book—LOVE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES (1986)—flaunted his disagreement with mainstream medicine. An MD who advised more love as a path to healing would have been in enough trouble. Opening the possibility of miracles was grounds for dismissal. In his new book, Bernie reaffirms his original beliefs, and with a lifetime’s wisdom and experience, he trusts in miracles more than ever.”
