Healing Against the Odds
I had the fortunate opportunity to interview energy healer and author Avital Miller for my podcast. Her interview is found in Episode Two, “Healing Happens With Avital Miller.” Avital wrote a book called “Healing Happens: Stories of Healing Against All Odds.” It’s a collection of stories about people who healed beyond their doctors’ diagnoses. We chatted about the book, her own story of healing and a few takeaways from the book.
Two of the concepts in her book stood out to me: “live your purpose” and “don’t listen to everything your doctor tells you.” Living your purpose. What does that mean? Well, to me, it’s a big one.
A little less than two years ago, I began making some much-needed health and lifestyle changes, and these led me to my new purpose – pursuing a career in health care and launching this blog and podcast. A few friends and family members experienced health scares, and I began facing my own mortality, as well as the reality that I needed to clean up my eating habits, to prevent getting a host of chronic conditions when I get older. I also began thinking about how to combine this knowledge with my interest in natural healing.
Healing naturally, or “not always listening to everything your doctor says”, has always interested me. I grew up in a medical family. My father was a family physician and my mother was a nurse. The stories I heard at the dinner table while growing up – tales about surgery, hernias, bodily functions — you name it, I heard it while eating – intrigued me, but I always wondered about the other side of healing, holistic, natural healing.
So in my own career planning, during this time of transition, while I’m taking science and math pre-requisites for my graduate program, I am also in the process of becoming certified in nutritional therapy. It’s also made me want to train in other alternative modes of healing.
Talking to Avital about her book was eye-opening. She spoke to people who had miraculously healed from physical illnesses like multiple sclerosis or fibroids as well as emotional ailments like bipolar disorder. They attributed their recovery to dietary changes, yoga, trusting themselves and energy healing.
My conversation with Avital left me thinking about this. If I had a diagnosis like MS, would I be brave enough to try to heal on my own? I’m not sure. I’d probably go to my doctor first, and follow her protocol to get better. Once I felt a little better, or if the treatments made me feel worse, I’d probably investigate other healing methodology. I’ve never been one to rush to pharmaceuticals – people who know me, know my love for holistic methods.
What about you? Do you know anyone who has healed on their own? Would you be willing to try to heal on your own?
