How to Heal: A Guide for Caregivers

by Jeff Kane

Overview

The ability to heal is not reserved for a gifted few. Anyone aching to ease the suffering of a sick friend or loved one can learn to become unconditionally present to the sick person rather than to the disease. Through stories filled with compassion, wisdom, and gentle humor, Dr. Jeff Kane shows readers how to use mindful attention, therapeutic listening, and truthful speech to help others heal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581159554
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	02/07/2012
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	373 KB

About the Author

Jeff Kane, MD, fascinated by his patients’ stories, began limiting his practice in the mid-1970s to facilitating cancer support groups. He founded the support programs at Sutter Cancer Center in Sacramento and Sierra Nevada Cancer Center in Grass Valley, California, and teaches medical practitioners bedside manner in workshops nationally. He is the author of several book and dozens of periodical articles on the healing relationship. He lives in Nevada City, California, with his wife, Ronnie Paul.