Posted August 31, 2018 in Monthly News

Hippocratic Oath

Medical students must take the Hippocratic Oath, a promise to “first, do no harm,’ (“primum non nocereā€ is the Latin translation from the original Greek.) While we may not be a medical student or a doctor, perhaps an oath to do no harm is a good foundation for our communication.

Of course, after we […]

Posted May 30, 2016 in Monthly News

Healing Is Where You Find It

Studies of the placebo effect suggest that the mind has a major impact on a person’s sense of health and well-being. We can be persuaded to feel bad, good, fearful, or optimistic based on a wide variety of environmental factors. As Debra pointed out in her article this month, “The Truth About Healing,” we were […]

Posted February 27, 2015 in Monthly News

My Favorite NLP Technique

Richard Bandler described what has become known as “The Fast Phobia Cure” in his 1985 book, Using Your Brain for a Change. It is my favorite NLP technique because it is quick, easy for both practitioner and client, and effective. If that were the only technique you knew, you could help all your friends and […]