Almost all cancer patients remember the moment of their diagnosis, and this is true for me as well. Yet even in the frenetic setting of the emergency room, I received the words “You have advanced lung cancer” as part of … Read More
When considering how you can measure success in your spiritual life, the answer seems obvious. I meet many young men and women from well to do families who’s lives are spiritual wrecks because their family defines success as accumulating more … Read More
When I was four years old I was home in bed with one of my frequent ear infections. I took a toy telephone I was playing with and unscrewed the dial and put all the pieces in my mouth as … Read More
The meaning of existence was to preserve unspoiled, undisturbed and undistorted the image of eternity with which each person is born. Like a silver moon in a calm, still pond. – Alexander Solzhenitsyn Conceiving a child and raising it to … Read More
Over the years, I have had many dreams and experiences which have served as personal guides for me and made me think about my life, actions and creation. I believe the reason we sleep is not just to allow our … Read More
The reason that medicine has not explored the issue of self-healing and patients who exceed survival expectations is that we either give the treatment the credit or refer to them as miracles or spontaneous remissions. Medicine does not study success … Read More
For Bernie Siegel, My Fellow Travelers On The Healing Journey, Seven years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I was frightened, lost and confused. Not knowing where to turn and prompted by family and friends, I gave the responsibility … Read More
There are two aspects to the relationship between parenting and health. One is the health of the parents and the other of their children. First let me address the parental issue since, it is not often looked at, and then … Read More
Welcome to Bernie Siegel, M.D.. My site focuses on all aspects of holistic healing, mind body interactions, patient empowerment and provides useful resources to assist you (see the Catalog and the Resources section) in achieving your potential. Many of these … Read More