Irene Allison's Blog - Posts Tagged "art-of-care"
We All Need Compassionate Care
The Lost Art of Healing: Practicing Compassion in Medicine by Bernard LownMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book! It's like a manifesto for reviving the Art of Care, from a wise, compassionate doctor, both a scientist and a healer.
Despite publication in 1996, every warning and every message in this book is as urgent today as when first written.
Dr. Lown provides an eloquent dissection of the core malady of modern medicine, a system that has lost its humanity by turning its back on the human side of illness in favour of aggressive technology, profit, and downright hubris. As such, medicine has forgotten the healing power of human connection, understanding, and compassion.
The stories Dr. Lown shares made me cringe, laugh, and cry. They filled me with awe and sometimes frustration. And they made me wonder, why today we are still faced with the same issues.
All our doctors should have the wise humanitarian understanding of Dr. Lown (not to mention his insight and scientific skill).
Imagine, a doctor who listens, a doctor who cares, a doctor who understands that you, the patient, are not simply a set of symptoms, a statistic, but a unique human being worthy of time, consideration, and partnership in the management of healing care.
This book should be mandatory reading for all doctors!
"The Courage Behind Compassion"
What would your life feel like with a little more compassion?
It was a pleasure to have an interview with Dorit Sasson.
She wrote:
"Irene Allison of the upcoming June She Writes Press debut, Stay Breathe with Me that she wrote with her mother just shared one of the most profound stories of courage I'd ever heard that supports our broken medical/care system.
She shared a great quote, "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the total presence of fear, and the courage to act anyway." How profound and lovely is that?"
You can listen to the podcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/givingvo...
It was a pleasure to have an interview with Dorit Sasson.
She wrote:
"Irene Allison of the upcoming June She Writes Press debut, Stay Breathe with Me that she wrote with her mother just shared one of the most profound stories of courage I'd ever heard that supports our broken medical/care system.
She shared a great quote, "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the total presence of fear, and the courage to act anyway." How profound and lovely is that?"
You can listen to the podcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/givingvo...
