10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life Overcoming Anxiety, Distress, and Depression Through Whole-Person Healing

by Wood, Eve

• ISBN13: 9781401911225
• ISBN10: 1401911226
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Hay House Inc.

Summary

Psychiatrist, professor, and award-winning authorEve Woodtrusts in your capacity to heal-to clear the way to a natural state of hope, harmony, and well-being. The insights and tools she shares in this book will enable you to identify andresolveyour issues. Dr. Christiane Northrup says this book is "one of the best books Irs"ve ever seen on how to achieve emotional balance and happiness. Itrs"s practical, real world and very readable. Dr. Wood is my kind of doctor." Dr. Wood makes healing a simple process that anyone can understand. She walks you through ten steps that encompass examples, stories, exercises, and guidance. Yours"ll take stock of where you are and discover what you can do to transform your life. Yours"ll learn to address your negative thoughts and beliefs, make life choices that fit your nature, and develop strategies to support your innate capacity to heal. Whether you suspect that yours"re suffering from a known condition or you simply want to understand yourself better, this insightful book is a path, a promise, and a prayer for that truly transformative way of healing to begin.

Author Biography

Eve A. Wood, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. She is the author of numerous articles for medical and professional publications and is a frequent speaker at national workshops and conferences She is the host of her own call-in radio show, Healing Your Body, Mind and Spirit, on HayHouseRadio.com, and a feature columnist for Massage Therapy Journal. According to Candace Pert, PhD, Dr. Wood is “America’s number one practitioner/educator in mental illness and integrative medicine.”

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
Consider Your Story and Its Lessons: Do You Have a Medical Condition or a Chemical Imbalance?	p. 1
Explore Your Need for Medication	p. 31
Follow Treatment Guidelines When Medication Is Necessary	p. 49
Include Complementary- and Alternative-Medicine Interventions	p. 61
Make Life Choices That Fit Your Nature	p. 89
Identify the Beliefs That Imprison You, and Reprogram the Brain Circuits Involved	p. 111
Learn the Language of Your Body and Make Friends with Your Inner Healer	p. 133
Share Stories and Build Connections	p. 153
Live in the Power of the Possible	p. 173
Nurture Your Spirit	p. 193
Afterword	p. 217
Glossary	p. 221
Index	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 233
About the Author	p. 235
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