The Wounding of Health Care

Catherine Fyans

Description

Do you choose to remain a victim or become a master of your own health?



We have reached a time when it is no longer adequate to have a solely physical explanation for illness. It is time to look beyond the ‘fix it’ model of health care and become empowered in managing your own health and wellbeing. 



We are rapidly expanding our understanding of mind/consciousness and its effects on the body. We now understand that mind and body are inextricably linked and that what affects one will affect the other. Wellness really is a state of mind. 



The Wounding of Health Care takes an overview of our current health care system and questions some of beliefs and dogmas that we have so bought in to. Is the biochemical/pharmaceutical model the ultimate in health care? Has it reached its limit? Do we need to stop dissecting down and focussing on minutiae and look more at the whole? 

Praise for The Wounding of Healthcare 



“This book gave me a great insight into and appreciation of the mind-body as a whole. While I’ve always been receptive to the use of holistic healing, I do believe that those who were sitting on the fence with regard to its use will learn so much from this book, not only via your personal experiences, but how you view the world and the collective world.” Amanda Spedding, Author 



“Dr Catherine Fyans has struck a healthy balance between modern Western medicine and the holographic/holistic approach to healing. The fact that Catherine is a professionally trained GP is what sets her book apart from others within the same spectrum.” Julie Postance, Author

Chapter 1 | Emotions and Health 



Chapter 2 | Consciousness 



Chapter 3 | Energy Medicine 



Chapter 4 | Beliefs 



Chapter 5 | Stress 



Chapter 6 | From Victimhood to Empowerment in Health 



Chapter 7 | The Meaning of Illness 



Chapter 8 | Love versus Fear in Health Care 



Chapter 9 | From a Physician’s Perspective 



Epilogue – ‘White Christmas’ 



About the Author 

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Mind-body
• New Thought
• Holistic health
• Health care
• Healing
• Consciousness
• Health

Informations

• Publié par: Opame Media
• Date de parution: 29 janvier 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780992516338
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Published in Australia by
Opame Media
P.O. Box 7286, Karingal Centre, Frankston, VIC, 3199, Australia
Tel: [phone]
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Website: www.catherinefyans.com / www.thewoundingofhealthcare.com
First published in Australia 2016
SECOND EDITION 2019
Copyright Catherine Fyans 2016
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Creator: Fyans, Catherine J., Author
Title: The Wounding of Health Care: From Fragmentation to Integration/ Catherine J. Fyans
ISBN: 978-0-9925163-2-1 (paperback)
978-0-9925163-3-8 (epub)
Subjects: Medical care, Mind and body therapies
Other Creators/Contributors: Spedding, Amanda, Editor
Dewey Number: 362.1
Cover design by Nitsua
Typesetting by Nelly Murariu at PixBeeDesign.com
Printed by Ingram Spark
Disclaimer
All care has been taken in the preparation of the information herein, but no responsibility can be accepted by the publisher or author for any damages resulting from the misinterpretation of this work. All contact details given in this book were current at the time of publication, but are subject to change.
The advice given in this book is based on the experience of the individuals. Professionals should be consulted for individual problems. The author and publisher shall not be responsible for any person with regard to any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the information in this book.
For Marcus and Daniel. Thank you for bringing me back to what is really important in life.
Disclaimer
Though Dr Fyans is a health-care professional, this book is in no way aimed to give specific medical advice. Though there might be some guidelines and suggestions throughout the book, it is designed to give an overview of health care as she sees it, and to maybe stimulate debate and inquiry. She recommends that any individual address their personal health-care concerns with their own health-care practitioners.
All case studies in this book have been blended and have had names and details changed so as to not identify any individuals. The comments regarding the mind-body connection of specific medical conditions are generalisations and might not apply to all individuals who have these conditions. It should be understood that despite general trends and patterns there are many individual variations regarding illness causation and manifestation.
Dr Fyans does not represent any group in her comments and opinions.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1 | Emotions and Health
Chapter 2 | Consciousness
Chapter 3 | Energy Medicine
Chapter 4 | Beliefs
Chapter 5 | Stress
Chapter 6 | From Victimhood to Empowerment in Health
Chapter 7 | The Meaning of Illness
Chapter 8 | Love versus Fear in Health Care
Chapter 9 | From a Physician s Perspective
Epilogue - White Christmas
About the Author
Acknowledgements
I am immensely grateful to publishing consultant, Julie Postance, for her expert and encouraging advice and guidance, and for the many times that she patiently dissuaded me from throwing my manuscript in the bin .
Many thanks to Amanda Spedding, for her professional and seamless handling of my manuscript, and to Cornelia Murariu for her artistry and precision. It was a great comfort for me to know that my manuscript was in such good hands.
I thank Wendy Hastrich and Jenni Wadsworth for their honest evaluation of my manuscript, and Ben Hannah for his insightful advice and support.
Over countless years, I have been very fortunate to have had numerous expert mentors and teachers, too many to name. I thank them all for their tireless enthusiasm and generosity in teaching their vast knowledge and finely-honed skills.
I am blessed to have my two wonderful sons, Marcus and Daniel, in my life. I thank them for their unconditional support, and for keeping me grounded and real . So proud to be their mother!
And thank you to Life - though we have sometimes had a fraught relationship - I am humbled and grateful for the many lessons that you persistently and lovingly provide me with, and that have fuelled the writing of this book.
Introduction
T his book is more about posing questions than giving answers. It is my talking out loud and trying to summarise my questions regarding health care, and life in general (as they are not separate), that have perplexed and intrigued me for many years. Sometimes we do not ask why? often enough. We are so conditioned and so accepting of the way things are that we rarely step outside the status quo to have a look inside. The biggest question I pose is: What actually is healing?
I am in no way representative of any of the health professional or other groups I have been involved with. I stand alone in what I have to say and share. No-one has the full answer to life s dilemmas, including health issues, for anyone else. This book is not designed to give any specific medical advice and I recommend that you discuss any of your personal health and wellbeing concerns with your own health-care professionals.
My writings present my own individual perspective. It will be different to anyone else s perspective as none of us see life in quite the same way even though we have many agreed-upon, commonly-held perceptions. This is a very subjective book, and is not backed by objective measurement and data. There is no proof in these pages. I have written it as I see it. I do not want anyone to agree with my version of reality and how I see the practise of health care. I would, however, hope my comments might help you to have a good look at, and question, whether all current systems and practises are for your benefit.
My natural tendency is to look at the overview rather than the details. I have also had a tendency to stand on the outside, looking into and observing a situation or group rather than being fully immersed within it - more of a loner than a group player you could say. And that has been both painful and beneficial in that I rarely feel I fully belong to a group, yet have gained a perspective that I think others might not.
This is not a how to do book, though there is some splattering of suggestions throughout it. Let me repeat - this is not a how to do book. You will not find any diagrams, illustrations, graphs or research findings here. There are many esteemed authors who have already done this very well, and I would not attempt to emulate them. My own experience and observations largely contribute to the writing of this book.
I do respect science and the great benefits to humanity that have been derived from it; however, I also love a bit of mystery and secretly hope we do not find the answers to all phenomena. And I do not think we will, as Life is ever evolving and, I expect, will be forever a step ahead of our intellectual understanding. I do hope mystery and science meet to develop a happy and respectful relationship, and share with each other the best of themselves. I am encouraged that this seems to be happening.
My observations gleaned from many years of working with people and their myriad problems, in addition to my own life experience, contribute largely to the writing of this book. I make no apologies for using myself as one of the people being observed, though we can never fully observe ourselves. I write this book from the position that I am well and truly in the throng of our shared humanity. Your life challenges are my life challenges. Your story is my story - we are one.
Regarding the case studies I have included in the book, I have changed all names and I have blended cases so as to not identify or isolate any individual. The intent is not to personalise the cases, though they might seem very personal, but to look at trends I have observed in a large number of people over many years. So if you are reading this and you think it is you - it is not! There is a lot of commonality in what we all experience, and I can personally, at some level, identify with most of what I have observed in others and have thus written about.
I am immensely grateful for the many people I have been privileged to call my patients . I have learnt so much from all of you and I thank you for trusting me enough to share your rich life journeys with me. Life on Earth is not always easy and I am amazed at what the human spirit can endure and grow through. You are all heroes in my eyes.
I am very blessed to have been trained in both the worlds of conventional Western medicine and alternative and energy medicine. Bundled together I like to call it integrative medicine. I can speak the language of chakras as well as speak the language of biochemistry. I can easily slip from one paradigm to the other, as I know they are not really separate but just different manifestations and interpretations of the one universal energy. From the bottom of my heart I thank all of my teachers and mentors who have guided me on this journey. You are also my heroes.
I have a long-standing and passionate interest in mind-body medicine, particularly in the subconscious influences on physical and psychological health. My interest in this area was ignited when I worked with Tibetan refugees in North India in the mid-1980s, and was there exposed to another world-view, which