Hello again , I hope you are well? As promised in my last mailing, I'm getting in touch from time to time as often as our
family illness allows. I'll try to do this twice a month but it may not be on my original schedule of second and fourth Fridays, You are still welcome to contact me with
thoughts and queries, and I'll answer as soon as I'm able. I'm continuing to take a limited number of individual clients, so don't hesitate to get in touch if this is something you are thinking about.
Timeless Healing and Remembered Wellness
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As I looked over my years of articles for something that I hope will interest you this week, I came across this blog where I
reflect on my own experience of and eventual recovery from, a serious illness myself. As you may imagine, I've rather got this sort of thing on the brain lately. It went like this... 'Five years on from some pretty serious surgery, I'm reflecting with gratitude for my life. Looking back, I recall that I did a lot of sitting around in hospital waiting rooms, and I was determined not to waste the time. I read a lot of books, and this one in particular I want to commend to you. It's called 'Timeless healing:the power and biology of belief'.
You can find it on Amazon via my link here. Early in his medical career, the author, Dr Herbert Benson, studied the placebo response, which at that time was viewed as an irritating factor that had to be got rid of in double blind trials. He came to believe that far from being a problem for research method, the effect is fundamental to our ability to regulate and heal ourselves. He found evidence that what we believe is enormously powerful. For example
he reports (p32) a 1950s study where pregnant women were given a substance that they were told would reduce morning sickness. However that substance was syrup of ipecac, which is usually given to induce vomiting. Yet these women were cured of the sickness - because they believed it. (Not sure this would get past a modern ethics committee
though!) He came to refer to the body's power to heal as 'Remembered Wellness' - what a lovely phrase this is. It goes on all the time in ways we don't think of as remarkable - if you cut your finger, in a few days it will have healed over all by itself and 'you' didn't have to do anything...' You can read the rest of the original blog here.
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And as before, here is my Linktree, about everything that I'm involved in, on the first button below. Plus the three
free quizzes, that help you to pinpoint where you can best make changes in your situation. You can repeat them for free whenever you like to see your progress over time.
Other things I'm still doing...
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As ever, the wonderful Harrison Assessments, which I described in one of my March issues. The assessment consists of a short 'smart' questionnaire which indicates your traits, such as Optimistic, Authoritative, Influencing, and about 170 others. It's
also brilliant for everything HR that you can think of, plus individual career guidance and planning. Coaching is then based on this information. I'm working on a new coaching package specifically for Harrison Assessments, which you'll soon see in my Shop. With my international partners in Paris, San Francisco and Perth, I can now offer this at a considerably reduced price - contact me for more details. I have created some more downloadable exercises and worksheets on my website here, to give you a taste of what you might get when you work with me. I've revised the first one, about working out your
values and what needs to be in place for you to honour them. The second one is about Where To Start, when you know something's got to change! Meanwhile if you think of something else you'd like, for issues that face you right now, let me know and I'll prioritise its creation. I also plan to offer some tasty discounts in the Shop for Black Friday, and
I'll let you know separately when I've got that sorted out. Everything else is in the Coaching Shop. Enjoy!
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That's it for today, - stay well, keep safe, and I'll be in touch again when it's possible. Thanks for your understanding, All best wishes, Barbara P.S. if you like this update and
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