Why do we present ourselves to others in terms of our wounds, our past negative experiences? Is it to exert control? Gifted teacher and mystic Caroline Myss shows us how to stop wandering backward and start moving into the present.

Caroline Myss is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness. She holds degrees in journalism, theology, and intuition and energy medicine. Over the past decade, her work with Norman Shealy, M.D., a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon and founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, has helped define how stress and emotion contribute to the formation of disease. More Sounds of Wisdom

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Excerpted from "Why People Don't Heal and How They Can"
By Caroline Myss
Audio available at Sounds True.