Posted June 30, 2018 in Uncategorized By Debra Basham, on 30 June 2018 “By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person.” Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, by Caroline Myss
On May 30, 2018, Joel had hernia surgery. Since his son and daughter-in-law live in Tennessee, surgery was scheduled for a time I […]
Posted June 30, 2018 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 30 June 2018 I base my title on a line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The original refers to Caesar’s betrayal by Brutus. Being stabbed by his friend was Caesar’s unkindest cut. My recent cut was for surgical purposes: I had a hernia that needed repair, and the only way to repair a hernia is to cut through layers […]
Posted May 30, 2016 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 30 May 2016 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 October 7, 2014 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 7 October 2014 The classic definition of “minor surgery” is surgery someone else is having. That being said, some surgeries are clearly more serious and extensive than others. A heart transplant, for example, is a lot more serious than surgery for a hernia, which is what I had. I am not sure how or when I developed the […]
Posted September 30, 2014 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 30 September 2014 Holistic health is often considered an “alternative” approach to health and well-being. That’s not entirely correct. The term “holistic health” means that the entire personbody, mind, and spiritare taken into consideration regardless of the nature of the problem. “Holistic” is usually contrasted with “Allopathic” medicine, which focuses primarily on surgical and pharmaceutical interventions that designed […]
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