01/23/2001
A Beliefnet interview with author Mark Salzman
Black Humor
Cancer isn't funny, but sometimes all you can do is laugh.
by Katherine Russell Rich
06/12/2000
Acupuncture May Help Cocaine Addicts
Alternative therapies are being combined with Western treatments for fighting addictions with positive results.
Associated Press
08/14/2000
Needle Exchange:
Acupuncture plus counseling equals effective treatment for cocaine and heroin addiction.
Don't Worry, Be Angry
Perhaps healing comes not from positive thinking, but from honest feelings.
by Carol Orsborn
06/02/00
Feeding the Soul
One woman's recovery from an eating disorder through prayer and meditation.
by Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
06/02/00
Make-Your-Own-Imagery
Developing powerful metaphors for cancer treatment.
by Belleruth Naperstek
06/02/00
Helping Kids With the Scary Truth
Preparing children to visit a parent in intensive care.
by Kathleen McCue & Ron Bonn
05/19/00
A Mother's Witness
"After my daugher's accident, my greatest fear was not that she would die, but that in our need we would be abandoned..."
by Marilyn Martone
05/12/00
Can You Make Peace With Death, and Still Fight for Life?
Exploring the delicate balance between accepting the possibility of death, and still holding fast to life.
by Carol Orsborn
05/12/00
Face up to Your Anger
Surprising advice from a Zen master on coping with chronic pain.
by Darlene Cohen
05/05/00
Growing Old
Re-thinking our reaction to memory loss in old age.
by Ram Dass
05/05/00
Stroked by a Guru
An interview with Ram Dass
by David Jay Brown
05/05/00
Why Ram Dass is Still Here
How one man's spiritual journey turned on and sustained a generation.
by Mark Matousek
05/05/00
A Buddhist Drunk
An excerpt from "Cool Water: Alcoholism, Mindfulness, and Ordinary Recovery."
by William Alexander
04/28/00
Controlling Anxiety So It Doesn't Control You
Coping tips to keep fear from interfering with your life.
from Efit.com
04/28/00
Learning to Pray
"I came to prayer the way I came to sobriety--kicking and screaming."
by Thomas Lynch
04/28/00
Biting the Apple
Meditations on a first drink.
by Therese Borchard
04/28/00
Mourning What Is Lost
A survivor of heart attack and cancer writes of how illness alters life forever.
by Arthur Frank
04/21/00
Rituals for the Dying
The Catholic sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
by Mary Gordon
04/14/00
Lucky Charms?
Is it counter-productive to focus on externals--icons, get well cards, prayer beads--during cancer treatments?
by Belleruth Naperstek
04/14/00
Facing the End: Living with Dying
How to cope with one of life's hardest challenges--a terminal diagnosis.
by Kathleen Dowling Singh
04/11/00
Welcoming the Unwanted Guest
Sufi wisdom on dealing with illness.
by Susan Kuner
04/06/00
Facing Death
When an illness could be fatal, does it mean war? Or initiation?
Susan Kuner
03/30/00
Is Guided Imagery the Devil's Doorway?
Belleruth Naperstek addresses the concern that guided visualizations can be harmful to the soul.
by Belleruth Naperstek
03/30/00
Should Your Doctor Ask You About Your Faith?
Study shows even non-religious patients want their physicians to ask about their beliefs.
National Institute for Healthcare Research
03/30/00
Song of Dawn Boy
A Navajo healing prayer.
03/23/00
The Descent
A mother of two describes her frightening fall into postpartum depression.
by Fiona Shaw
03/30/00
Moving From My Will to Thy Will
A student community prays for an injured peer--and comes to terms with the outcome of their vigil.
by Marta W. Aldrich
03/23/00
This Strange God
How can you love a God you don't understand?
by Karen Stroup
03/23/00
An Alzheimer's Support Group
Telling strangers what you can't tell friends.
by Aaron Alterra
03/09/00
Q & A: Is God Out There at All?
Seeing illness--and God's role in it--through the eyes of faith.
by Karen Stroup
03/16/00
Trouble Sleeping?
Non-pharmaceutical solutions to the common problem of insomnia.
by Belleruth Naperstek
03/16/00
Is Prozac Good for the Soul?
A physician argues that anti-depressants inhibit spiritual life.
by Peter Breggin, M.D.
03/09/00
When Prozac Spells Relief
Another perspective: Prozac does not represent a spiritual cop-out.
by Dan Wakefield
03/09/00
Kicking the Addiction to Painkillers
The hard work--and many blessings--of the road out of addiction.
by Belleruth Naperstek
03/09/00
Does God Answer Prayers?
A thoughtful answer to a perennial question
by Rabbi David Wolpe
03/09/00
The Shock of Diagnosis
A diagnosis of cancer prompts a rush of questions: Is it my fault? Did God do this to me?
by Karen Stroup
03/01/00
Distance Healing for Others
How healing imagery can help those you love.
by Belleruth Naperstek
03/01/00
Life Without Language
When a stroke steals language, speech therapy becomes a vital lifeline.
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
03/01/00
Tapping into the Body's Energy
A conversation with C. Norman Shealy, trailblazing advocate of alternative and holistic medicine.
by Lucielle Hall
02/23/2000
Making Loss Matter
Finding Meaning in Life's Difficult Moments.
by Rabbi David Wolpe
02/23/2000
A Pathway to Spirit
The Five Stages of Transformation: How a Serious Illness can be a Spiritual Journey.
by Carol Osborn
02/16/2000
Supporting Caregiving Families
Guidance for faith communities on how to help members caring for loved ones at home.
from the National Family Caregivers Association
02/10/2000
Fertility and Guided Imagery
Clearing a way for New Life.
by Belleruth Napterstek
02/10/2000
When Illness Knocks
Pope tells the sick that pain and sickness are part of a divine plan.
02/10/2000
Lucky
A short, short story by Gil Schamess.
02/10/2000
Speak the Language of Healing
Surviving Illness Without Going to War.
by Carol Orsborn
02/10/2000
Finding the Courage to Live
Paralysis steals movement, but not the essential spirit of a man.
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
02/10/2000
The Comfort of Prayer
Prayer is something anyone can do, and the comfort it brings is real.
by Rabbi Naomi Levy
02/01/2000
Falling Off the Cliff
Lisa's diary records Gil's accelerating physical decline and her family's abrupt arrival at the end of hope.
by Lisa Wormser
02/01/2000
What is the Message of Unanswered Prayer?
A Christian chaplain grapples with the age-old question of how illness, suffering, and death fit into God's plan.
by Linda Arnold
02/01/2000
It's Only Natural
Anxiety, disappointment, depression are all to be expected when facing surgery.
by Belleruth Naperstek
01/24/2000
Spiraling Downward
Lisa chronicles small steps taking her family deeper into cancer's foreign territory.
01/24/2000
by Lisa Wormser
Unremembered Country
A poem by Sue Griffin.
01/24/2000
The Alchemy of Illness
Illness can limit life or open a path to transformation.
by Kat Duff
01/20/2000
Clear Vision
Author Reynolds Price talks to Dan Wakefield about faith, healing, and a moment with Christ.
01/20/2000
by Dan Wakefield
Meeting Jesus
How Christ touched a man battling cancer.
01/20/2000
by Reynolds Price
The Little Miracle of Chimayó
An HIV couple go digging for hope and found out what matters.
01/17/2000
by Kevin Bentley
Diagnosis
One minute you have a life, seconds later you have a life-threatening disease.
01/14/2000
by Gil Schamess
The Healing Comfort of Community
In the isolation of pain or sorrow, communities--of faith, family, or friends--offer hope and solace.
01/14/2000
by Naomi Levy
My Will or Thy Will
Healing doesn't have to be a tug-of-war between God and you.
01/10/2000
by Belleruth Naperstek
Can You Say... Hero?
How a simple request--Pray for me--alters a young boy's life.
Tom Junod
12/20/1999
Caregivers' Bill of Rights
How to stay sane while caring for someone you love.
12/20/1999
from the American Health Assistance Foundation
Coping with Illness During the Holidays
When there's illness in the house, holiday cheer can ring hollow. Here are some tips for reclaiming the season.
12/20/1999
by The Reverend Duane Parker, Ph. D.
The Importance of Touch
When you wonder what you can do to help, sometimes the answer is easy: just reach out and touch someone.
12/20/1999
by The Fourteen Friends
Lost and Found
Living with cancer.
12/20/1999
by Lisa Wormser
Tonglen Meditation
Changing Pain into Compassion.
12/20/1999
with Pema Chodron
Religious practices shouldn't remain a mystery to doctors.
01/03/2001
The Body-Mind Connection
Science is catching up with what shamans have always known
Going With the Flow
Discover the energizing effects and healing powers of shiatsu
Inhaling Zen
By Mariah Burton Nelson
Dream Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Joseph Arpaia
Renaming in the Face of Illness
By Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub
