Dr. Remen draws on her 25 years of intimate experience as a physician and counselor to those facing life-threatening illness to share the wisdom that can be known only on the edge of life. Her true stories and insights will inspire listeners to celebrate their own lives and to recognize their unique ability to love more fully and live more meaningfully.
Rachel Naomi Remen is one of the earliest pioneers in the mind/body holistic health movement and the first to recognize the role of the spirit in health and the recovery from illness. She is Co-Founder and Medical Director of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program featured in the Bill Moyers PBS series, Healing and the Mind and has cared for people with cancer and their families for almost 30 years.