MY HEALTH BELIEFS
My Health Beliefs
“If I am selecting a professional to help with the grieving process – for myself or a loved one – I want to know his or her thoughts about death, dying and grief. I also want to have a good sense that our relationship can be productive, trusting, and helpful.”
— Pamela
The easiest thing in life is to surround ourselves with people who think exactly as we do. Certainly that minimizes our disagreements and our stress level. On the other hand, it may reduce our learning opportunities and limit our perspective to the known and the comfortable. Bottom line: less learning and less creativity.
When I choose a professional to work with, it’s important to me that I know a bit about their philosophy and perspective. That helps me determine if we’re likely to work as collaborative partners or expend more energy discounting each others’ opinions.
If I am selecting a grief guide to work with – for myself or a loved one – I want to know his or her thoughts about death, dying and grief. I also want to have a good sense that our relationship can be productive, trusting, and helpful.
As such, I offer you a window into my beliefs. I believe…
- It’s important to find a provider whose belief system and approach are complementary to our own, someone we view as our partner in an on-going process.
- Each of us has our own beliefs about death and grieving. While it’s important to honor those, I believe there is value in keeping an open mind about new ways to regain our sense of self.
- Each of us must take responsibility for our own health – diet, exercise, life-long learning, spirituality.
- We need to make our own decisions, and remain an active, empowered participant in our own care.
- There is power in trusting our body’s innate ability to heal and in understanding the body/mind connection.
- Health and healing are on-going processes.
- Every health and emotional challenge offers an opportunity for greater awareness and growth.