Where to Go When You're Hurting:
A Healing Resource Guide
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Where to Go When You’re Hurting: A Healing Resource Guide is your best resource for an overview of the holistic field. Leaders in the field of integrative medicine praise the book.
Dr. Bernie Siegel author of Love, Medicine and Miracles says, "A fine source of information that can save you a lot of time in your search."
Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Prayer is Good Medicine and executive director of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, says, "If you've ever wondered how to enter the world of integrative, complementary, or alternative medicine, this book will be of immense help. Elizabeth Rosenthal writes like a medical insider who understands what healing is all about."
Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, says, "What an uplifting and healing guide you have created. I love it and got a lot of great ideas from it... Great Work."
This book empowers readers in exploring their healing options and designing their own healing path. Hundreds of national resources supporting the integration of holistic and conventional medicine are provided. The Resource Guide is a source of information, with examples and guidelines for understanding and choosing the best care for you.
Elizabeth Rosenthal has a background in business, health care management and consulting. She holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business and a Masters in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Rosenthal is the author of Where to Go When You’re Hurting: A Healing Resource Guide.
A Healing Resource Guide leaves people empowered in exploring their health options. The commitment and promise of the book is two fold: first, that people understand being ill is not their fault; and second, to empower people on their journey for well being. Dr. Rosenthal generously shares the struggles and accomplishments of her healing path. The book also provides hundreds of national resources supporting the integration of holistic and conventional medicine to help readers on their own healing path. The book emphasizes that being well is a process, which begins with taking responsibility for ourselves.
Dr. Rosenthal has worked as a consultant for the State of Michigan Public Health Division and for private companies producing safety equipment in France, Mexico and the United States. She also worked for a subsidiary of Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, in their planning and business development department.
Her expertise is in organizational behavior and management, specifically with total quality management (TQM) systems. TQM is a management system for addressing problems or issues from multiple perspectives using specific processes to find and resolve underlying causes rather than simply curing symptoms.
Dr. Rosenthal has spoken at numerous events including the National Wellness Conference and the American Society of Quality Control. She has published articles in The Healthcare Forum and Heath Care Strategic Management. Dr. Rosenthal was also the recipient of a Research Fellowship Grant from the American Society of Quality Control.
Introduction by Pauline Russell
Beth Rosenthal and I met in 1996 in a training and development program about breakthrough thinking. At that time what I knew of Beth was that she was working on completing her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in business management. What I didn’t know was that she was writing a book – the one you are reading now – that would change my life and beliefs about what it is to be well forever.
Almost one year later in August of 1997 we, along with 600 other people, were at another program in Los Angeles, California. Before the weekend seminar began I was relaxing by the pool reading the final draft of the book. There were two chapters that were new that I had not read in earlier drafts. I was reading these chapters not only as her public relations and marketing person, but as someone who suffered from migraines starting from age 12, around my first period. I looked in the index for headaches or migraines. Neither was listed. Before dinner I asked Beth why neither were listed. She explained that one should look at health as a total picture and treat the whole person – mind, body and spirit – not just individual symptoms. That was not exactly what I wanted to hear, but as I completely trust Beth, I listened.
Two days later I had my period and a migraine so severe I couldn’t see or hear. The pain was so bad I kept sticking things – the tip of my pen, my fingers, my water bottle, the alarm clicker for the rented car – into the small crevice between the bridge of my nose and the corner of my eye where the pain and pressure seemed to start. Everyone in our group could see I was in terrible pain and bad shape. The prescription medicine was not working.
Beth talked to me about going up to the room and lying down. What she said to me was something I had never believed before: that it was okay to have the headache and take care of myself. Being sick did not equal being a bad person. Although I was in charge of my well-being I wasn’t wrong or bad because I was sick.
When I got into bed I cried. Being sick to me was wrong. Sickness was a sign of weakness and failure. If you were ill there was something for which you were not taking responsibility. Or you were doing something wrong with regard to your health. I was angry, frustrated and disgusted with myself for being sick! The next day my friends and colleagues had conversations about my migraines – what I could be doing to stop having them. I was extremely frustrated. For twenty-two and a half years I’ve heard about this cure or that cure for migraines and I feel as though I’ve tried them all.
The breakthrough I had from reading this book and being with Beth is that wellness is a journey and there is NOTHING WRONG WITH ME! Wellness is a building process like building a house. First you start with an idea or commitment, and then you create a blueprint. Then you build a foundation, and then add a frame and a roof, then paint and finally decorate with furniture, artwork, books, and so on to create a space that is yours.
Beth Rosenthal’s commitment and the promise of this book is two fold: First, for people to understand that being ill is not their fault. And second, to empower people on their journey for well-being.
One last note – you are perfect as you are! This resource guide is a road map in your adventure for creating your own well-being.
Pauline Russell
Chicago, August 1997
Chapter One: Living a Life in Balance
This book is an expression of love and hope. Health care should help us find the therapies that work best and are most comfortable for us. Health care should be respectful and compassionate, as well as empowering. No one should have to contend with limited, non-compassionate health care. The power of healing often lies within us, and we can learn how to access it. There are many choices available to us, and most of us want to know more about what the options are and how to access them.
Living a life in balance isn’t easy. I offer my experiences in trying to live a life in balance as example and encouragement. This book is a resource guide about the integration of holistic and conventional medicine. There are hundreds of resources listed to help you find what is right for you, and suggestions for how to find the right practice, practitioner, or program.
While there is a growing interest in holistic health, there is also a cautious reluctance to abandon conventional medicine. Fortunately, we do not need to choose one over the other when we know how to select integrated care. This book is designed for people who are seeking greater well-being and for those dealing with dis-ease (meaning anything that gets in the way of living a full life, not being ‘at ease’) as well as for physicians who are interested in providing ‘integrated’ care and may not be sure how to do that. This resource guide will educate you about healing options.
The first part of the book is a narrative about my healing experiences. I describe my path and the questions I have asked as well as the answers I have found for myself. I share my path as one example of the struggles inherent in healing. You don’t need to have had the same health concerns or life experiences that I have had. I write about having feelings of powerlessness, despair, and frustration, as well as feelings of hope and inspiration, and the desire to know more, find out more, and understand more.
The second part of the book describes healing resources – health centers, hospitals, associations, and educational institutions related to the integration of holistic (alternative) and conventional medicine. With this guide in hand, you won’t have to make endless, potentially frustrating calls trying to figure out where to turn. You will be provided with leads to make your search for wellness a fruitful one.
This book doesn’t give you easy answers – no one can. This book may or may not save you money, but you will certainly be getting a better value for the money you do spend because you won’t be buying services you don’t want or understand. You will be more informed about your choices. Of course, the best thing is not to get into a crisis situation. Some resources found in this guide will help you stay well so you’ll be less likely to find yourself in crisis. I chose not to organize information around disease states and symptoms. We are interrelated systems, and although there may be specific treatments or herbs that work well for treating particular ailments, addressing our health as a whole is required to resolve underlying causes of the symptoms.
This book is definitely not an argument against conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is undeniably lifesaving and truly miraculous when used appropriately, for medical emergencies, infections, trauma care and the like. But, conventional medicine has been less effective in disease prevention and in dealing with some of today’s (environmentally-induced) illnesses, especially chronic ones. For these, conventional medicine alone is not always our best choice, although it is a good idea to get a diagnosis from a medical doctor along with other holistic practitioners. There are many resources available to help in the search for greater well-being and fulfillment. To make the most of what is available, we must educate and listen to ourselves. As people on healing paths continue to join together, we give each other support and encouragement, and each of us in our own way makes the path a little easier for those who travel alongside us and behind us.
Our health options are changing and as more people demand integrated care, and physicians and holistic practitioners learn about other fields, then policies and delivery systems will change. I hope this guide will help advance necessary changes in medicine, health care, and insurance. Our culture itself is in transition. It is akin to the Wild West out there, and individuals and institutions who have profited by the system are naturally unwilling to let it go. However, the demand is so high that changes are inevitable.
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Pauline Russell
Chapter One: Living A Life In Balance
Chapter Two: My Healing Path
A Holistic Path
Constituting Beliefs and Practices
Sensuality
Chapter Three: Your Healing Path
Benefits of Integrated Care
Choosing the Right Treatments and Practitioner
What are Holistic Hospitals?
Health Care Insurance
Getting Started on Your Search
Chapter Four: Definitions of Treatments
Ayurvedic Medicine
Chinese Medicine
I. Physical Therapies
Osteopathy and Cranial/Sacral Osteopathy
Chiropractic
Nutritional Therapy
Massage/Bodywork
Yoga
AromatherapyII. Psychological Therapies
Meditation
Guided Imagery/VisualizationIII. Energy Therapies
Homeopathy
Acupuncture
Therapeutic Touch
Acupressure, Shiatsu, Jin Shin Jyutsu
ReikiSound, Light, and Color Therapy
Sound Therapy
Light Therapy
Color TherapyLeaders in the Integrated Medicine Field
Deepak Chopra, MD
Larry Dossey, MD
Christiane Northrup, MD
Dean Ornish, MD
Bernie Siegel, MD
O. Carl Simonton, MD
Andrew Weil, MD
Chapter Five: What’s Possible?
Working Toward My Dream: Holistic Community Centers
Chapter Six: Resource Listing
Section I: Information and Referral Sources
Associations
Research Organizations/Services
Educational Organizations/Programs
Health Insurance
Publications: Articles, Books, Studies
Web SitesSection II: Healing Institutions
Listings by State
Healing Clinics/Centers
Healing Hospitals
Healing Retreats/Spas
Appendix
Looking for the Right Practitioner
Meeting with Your Practitioner
Finding a Holistic Hospital
References
Index