Monthly Archives: August 2004
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Posted: August 30, 2004Categories: Inspiring StoryWe are tracked down and thanked by a decade-long survivor of ovarian cancer who was more scared of chemotherapy than she was of cancer, and who used guided imagery to overcome her dread of treatmentRead more »
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Posted: August 30, 2004Categories: Ask BelleruthA woman who runs an integrative medicine program for a community based hospital asks how to get reimbursement for imagery services, so her program can become more self-sustaining, given some new budget cuts..Read more »
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Posted: August 30, 2004Categories: Stress ReliefA Canadian study from British Columbia Children's Hospital finds that Critical Incident Stress Debriefing had no effect on stress symptoms in paramedics, physicians and nurses, while previously established stress management routines did..Read more »
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Posted: August 30, 2004Categories: Update from Health JourneysWell, I spent a lot of last week signing books, because Invisible Heroes finally got shipped to the warehouse. It was a pleasure to see the beautiful way my editor has designed the pages and attended to every little detail. The legendary Toni Burbank..Read more »
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Posted: August 23, 2004Categories: Hot Programs
Over the past 25 years, the awesome pioneering work of The Academy for Guided Imagery has trained over 10,000 practitioners - psychologists, physicians, social workers, nurses, family counselors, and other health professionals - in its thorough, deep-going, therapeutic technique of Interactive Guided Imagerysm, through its workshops and home study courses.
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Posted: August 23, 2004Categories: Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD)A study from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences concludes that exposed disaster workers are at increased risk of acute stress disorder, depression and PTSD..Read more »
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Posted: August 23, 2004Categories: InjuriesBR gives an explanation for the urge to self-injure (compulsive cutting, scratching, hair-pulling, burning) and techniques that can provide a substitute for this attempt at self-regulating intense emotional states, found in survivors of childhood abuse..Read more »
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Posted: August 23, 2004Categories: Inspiring StoryGuided imagery and Reiki help a traumatized pre-surgery cardiac patient get ready for her dreaded date with the operating room, and, in spite of some scary previous experiences in the O.R., she does well this time..Read more »
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Posted: August 23, 2004Categories: Update from Health JourneysI’m looking forward to seeing many of you local Cleveland folk at the fundraiser for Ursuline College’s awesome Sophia Center this Friday evening and Saturday. (for more info, you can email [email protected] or call 440.442.4160)..Read more »
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Posted: August 16, 2004Categories: Inspiring StoryA woman with phobias about needles and blood, must see her dermatologist regularly for the surgical removal of skin cancer lesions, and she finds she can allay her fears with a little "trip" to the beach..Read more »