Healing Faster From Surgery with Peggy Huddleston

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Being faced with the prospect of "going under the knife" fills us with terror and dread. Peggy Huddleston, a practicing psychotherapist doing clinical research on the ways emotions and the human spirit enhance healing, says, "The fear of surgery can create an opening that allows people to connect with the deep love and peace of their soul, which in turn sets up the biochemistry of healing." Huddleston quotes from ground-breaking studies that prove her five steps to healing can help patients avoid post-operative complications, experience less pain, speed their healing and shorten their hospital stay. While Huddleston's techniques help those facing surgery, they may possibly be used to completely avoid surgery, and are excellent tools for spiritual transformation. (hosted by Patricia Ellsberg)

Bio

Peggy Huddleston is a psychotherapist, researcher, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and a pioneer in mind-body medicine. Her book and relaxation CD are recommended at leading hospitals across the US including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, NYU Medical Center in NY, and Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center in California.

Peggy Huddleston is the author of:

• Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide of Mind-Body Techniques (Angel River Press 2012)

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• Five healing steps to prepare for surgery
• The intimate relationship between your state of mind and your capacity to heal
• The cost advantages of health care that fosters faster healing
• How to avoid post-operative complications, experience less pain, speed your healing and your hospital stay (and save money!)
• How having loved ones pray for you aids in healing
• Why relaxation is crucial before surgery
• How surgery can actually be an opportunity for a spiritual awakening
• Vitamins that help and hinder recovery