The Compassionate Connection: The Healing Power of Empathy and Mindful Listening

Rakel, David

ISBN 10: 0393247740 / ISBN 13: 9780393247749

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2018

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0393247740I4N01

Synopsis:

An innovative approach to enhancing health and strengthening relationships through the art of human connection.

David Rakel explores why it is so hard for us to connect on a deep level with others, particularly those who are suffering. We constantly find ourselves interrupted and inundated with tasks and stresses. We are disconnected, sleepwalking through our lives, unable to help even ourselves. There is a better way.

Rakel draws on his clinical experience with patients and the latest research from medicine, psychology and neuroscience to describe the power of human connection, and the ways it can be used to boost health and well-being. Once we understand this power and learn the tools that are necessary to create a connection, we can live with clarity, creativity, wisdom and good health. The Compassionate Connection will give us the skills to improve the quality of our relationships, whether doctor/patient, husband/wife, parent/child, teacher/ student or boss/employee.

About the Author: David Rakel was founder and director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program. He is now professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He lives in Albuquerque.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Compassionate Connection: The Healing ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket