“Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster and its relaxation CD should be in the hands of everyone having surgery.”
Foreword by Christiane Northrup, MD
Surgeon and Author, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
“I recommend Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster to all who require surgery and want to recover faster.”
Andrew T. Weil, MD
Author, Spontaneous Healing
Director, Program in Integrative Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Arizona
“Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster empowers patients to lead the way to recovery by allowing them to take their appropriate place on the surgical team.”
Mehmet C. Oz, MD
Cardiac Surgeon & Host of the Dr. Oz Show
Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
This is the best book and CD I have ever seen showing how to prepare for surgery physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Joan Borysenko, PhD
Author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
Co-founder Mind/Body Clinic
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School teaching hospital
This book is a great guide for anyone having surgery. It includes easy to follow steps that contribute to healing, self knowledge and self-care.
Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Distinguished Professor, Endowed Chair in Caring Science
University of Colorado, Denver & Anschutz Medical Center
Founder, Watson Caring Science Institute
“Patients with unusually high levels of anxiety use Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster to go forward with surgery in a confident manner.”
Lawrence H. Cohn, MD
Former Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Former Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
This book is essential reading for those who desire to participate in their healing. I enthusiastically recommend it.
Susan L. Troyan, MD
Surgeon, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
“Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster is a wise guide for anyone having surgery. If you want to reduce the fear of surgery and be an active participant, read this book.”
Larry Dossey, MD
Author, Healing Words
In easy and comforting language, Huddleston describes the steps a patient and his or her family can take to minimize the fears that emerge during the surgical process and the recovery period that follows.
Caroline Myss, PhD
Author, Creating Health
Anatomy of the Spirit
“If you have to have surgery, Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster shows you how to use five healing steps to make it easier.”
Willis Harman, PhD
Former President, Institute of Noetic Sciences
Every patient undergoing surgery should prepare for it. They will indeed heal faster with the techniques in this useful book. The attitude of the patient entering surgery is probably as important as the skill of the surgeon.
C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD
Founder, Shealy Institute for Comprehensive Health Care
Founding President, American Holistic Medical Association
Research & Clinical Professor of Psychology
Forest Institute of Professional Psychology