The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor's Journey to Healing

by Beth Baughman DuPree

Book Overview

The Healing Consciousness is the journey of one woman who is a breast cancer surgeon. She learned over years of practice and surgery that there is a significant difference between curing, and healing.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976667843
• ISBN13: 9780976667841
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Wovenword Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating, moving true story!

Loved the book, THE HEALING CONSCIOUSNESS, by Dr. Beth DuPree . . . she is a breast cancer surgeon in Bucks County in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who has come to the conclusion that Western medicine (surgery, chemotherapy and radiation) is just part of what is needed to cure patients . . . so she has now incorporated Eastern healing modalities (Reiki, yoga, massage, meditation, guided imagery, diet, and wellness) to complete the mind, body, spirit connection. I found Dr. DePree's story fascinating . . . it was both forthright and moving, and I felt as if I was with a friend who was sharing her life with me . . . yet that's not surprising, since she believes that "everyone has a story, and I believe it is important to listen to the details" . . . now when was the last time you heard a doctor say something like that! She then continues to observe that "each person is the star of his or her own full-length feature movie. I've realized that listening to my patients' stories is as important as the surgery I perform on them. Validation of their life and their journey is an incredibly important part of the healing process." I also liked getting to know her patients and friends, though I was saddened when some of them did not make it through their illnesses . . . one other thing I enjoyed was hearing about how Dr. DuPree went about setting up her practice . . . in particular, I found valuable her technique of always seeking the opinion of nurses first because they "will give you the real dirt on someone if there is any dirt to find." There were several other memorable passages in THE HEALING CONCIOUSNESS; among them: * The perennial garden needs love and attention, as does the entire property. I choose not to focus on the list of things that are broken and need repair; instead I choose to focus on what is right and healing and perfect about this place. As I do with my patients, I see the wellness in the land and the buildings. We will tend to the "disease" of the property just as I do with my patients, healing one person at a time, always focusing on what is healthy about each individual. * When I have the great fortune to give a benign diagnosis (that the results are not cancer), I remind my patients that the Universe has just given them a whisper, and they should evaluate things in their lives they would have changed had I told them they had cancer. Every woman or man who experiences a breast biopsy has a time when they think, "What will I do differently if I have cancer?" * Treating cancer in my patients has taught me to be truly present in the moment. Making a connection with another human being is the ultimate gift medicine gives to both the patient and the physician. We must stop the constant chatter in our minds long enough to become present and connect with another human being. This allows us to access the healing consciousness. If we utilize this higher consciousness while working with patients to attain holistic healing, we ar

Fascinating Book! A must read!

This is a fascinating and beautiful view from a doctor's perspective of the synchronistic benefit of combining the Western and Eastern worlds of medicine and healing. Wow! It makes such perfect sense. Dr. DuPree has not only embraced this marriage of East and West, but had the courage to write a book about it, perhaps to the chagrin of others in her field. But wait, lest you think this is a "preachy" book, it's not. There's no soap box for miles around. This is a gentle read that is honest and without pretense written by a female doctor who comes off equally gentle, honest and without pretense. This book would be extremely uplifting for people who are ill, as well as for those who have friends or family who are ill, offering a healthy and hopeful spin on dis-ease. Surprisingly, I also found it to be a spiritually uplifting read in a broader sense and not just limited to issues of physical health. It is a blessing, a joy and an inspiration, as is Dr. DuPree. She's a wife and mother; is setting up a state-of-the-art breast care center; remodeling a farm house; does speaking engagements all over the country and...wrote a great book. Dr. DuPree makes me want to do more ... and be more. She is an inspiration.

The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor's Journey to Healing

This beautifully honest book provides the reader with a sense of caring, warmth, self-worth, support, and empowerment. One very special and talented doctor, Dr. Beth Dupree, takes the reader on her introspective professional, and very personal, journey. This book is important to those who must address the challenges of cancer on a daily basis, those who support and/or live with someone with cancer, medical community members who need to grow in their profession and who need to understand what their every word or action means to a patient and their family member, and finally, for those who "care."

An inspiring collection of Dr. DuPree's illustrative examples and commentaries drawn from her own li

As a board certified surgeon who specializes in diseases of the breast, Dr. Beth DuPree has found through her many years of professional practice and personal experience that blending holistic therapies with state-of-the-art, leading-edge, medical technologies leads to better outcomes than any sole reliance on one to the exclusion of the other. This open-minded attitude and impeccable professionalism shows throughout the pages of The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor's Journey To Healing, an inspired and inspiring collection of Dr. DuPree's illustrative examples and commentaries drawn from her own life as well as the lives of her patients and friends. A dedicated physician who embraces both the wisdom of Eastern and Western approaches to medicine, as well as "mind/body" reciprocal influences, Dr. DuPree shares "life lessons learned" from both her professional observations and personal experiences. Informed and informative, The Healing Consciousness is comprised of twenty-five "reader friendly" chapters (each one dedicated to the underlying message and universal theme of hope, change, and an aspiration to acquire a better balance in our lives regardless of our circumstances or condition) and features a summary of six basic principles, plus a listed bibliography. Dr. DuPree emphasizes a necessary connection between ourselves and what is required to precipitate, participate, and propagate a spiritual enlightenment that will not only enhance our own physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, but the well-being of those with whom we associate whether they be family, friends, associates, or strangers. An articulate presentation in a particularly engaging narrative style that is especially accessible to non-specialist general readers, The Healing Consciousness is enthusiastically recommended reading for those with an interest in alternative medicine, the healing arts, holistic health, personal spiritual development, emotional self-improvement, and adaptive strategies to dealing with stress, illness, and the inevitable hardships that all of us will encounter from time to time. No personal improvement reading list or community library self-help reference collections should fail to include Dr. Beth DuPree's The Healing Consciousness.

This is an incredible book!

This is the best book I've read in a long, long time. It is a must-read for anyone who has ever been diagnosed with a chronic illness, and it is so inspiring. I couldn't put it down! Beth gives down-to-earth examples of real patients, and chronicles her journey to becoming a better physician and healer in a manner which is easy for anyone to understand. This is a great book for anyone who has questioned current medical practice, and it makes you want Beth to be YOUR doctor. I can't wait for her next book!