The Path of Glory Through Suffering
Throughout human history, spiritual traditions have recognized the transformative power of suffering. While pain is often seen as...
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healthcareawakening
- Jun 14
- 5 min
Initiation by Fire: One Woman's Descent into Illness and Radical Rebirth, our cofounder's story
To those observing from the outside, 19-year-old Stephanie appeared to have it all figured out. A diligent vegetarian who practiced yoga,...
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healthcareawakening
- May 26
- 3 min
Autoimmunity and Feminine Energy: The Bio-psychospiritual Connection
Autoimmune diseases are a significant health concern for many individuals, affecting approximately 24 million people in the United States...
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healthcareawakening
- Apr 6
- 2 min
The Perils of Digital Disconnection: How Technology Estranges Us from Our True Nature
In the whirlwind of exponential and rapid technological advancement, humanity finds itself increasingly estranged from its core essence....
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healthcareawakening
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Ushering In a New Paradigm of Authentic Connection
by Stephanie MoDavis For eons, human relationships have largely operated through an outdated paradigm of transaction - giving in order to...
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healthcareawakening
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Trauma Informed Healing: When We Accept the Truth of Transplant
Undergoing a solid organ transplant is one of the most profound experiences a person can endure - a life-threatening crisis, major...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 19, 2023
- 3 min
Healing Power Dynamics in the Kidney Community
Within the complicated web of the healthcare system, a silent but powerful hierarchy exists in the kidney community—one where the...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 10, 2023
- 1 min
Partners in Healing: Envisioning the Patient-Provider Relationship Differently
The current medical paradigm indoctrinates clinicians to approach patient interactions through a lens of paternalistic authority and...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
Healthcare Overload Drowns Out The Patient Voice
Today’s healthcare industrial complex seems increasingly mismatched to the kinds of personalized, participatory medicine so many...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 9, 2023
- 3 min
The Hidden Trap of Letting a Health(Care) Label Define You
by Stephanie MoDavis It’s easy to fall into the trap of internalizing the label of “patient” or “healthcare provider” as encompassing...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 8, 2023
- 4 min
The True Patient Range: Empowerment-Based Care for the Authentic
by Stephanie MoDavis We are rapidly becoming aware that healthcare cannot ignore the complex interplay of cognitive, emotional and social...
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healthcareawakening
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min
Doctors Still Don't Fully Get It: The Limits of Intellectualizing Chronic Illness
Written by Stephanie MoDavis A major disconnect persists between how doctors conceive of managing life with chronic disease and the...
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healthcareawakening
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
Navigating Illness as a Spiritual Path to Expanded Consciousness
When we face the challenges of chronic disease, it can feel like the body has turned against us. The medical establishment often frames...
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healthcareawakening
- Nov 29, 2023
- 3 min
The Bleeding Hearts of the Chronically Ill: Balancing Advocacy and Basic Needs
Those living with chronic illness often deeply wish to raise awareness, advocate for health justice, volunteer to help others, or...
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healthcareawakening
- Nov 28, 2023
- 3 min
Finding Calm in the Storm: Holistic Practices for Chronic Illness in Modern Times
Receiving a diagnosis of a chronic illness can feel like your entire world has been turned upside down. Along with physical symptoms,...
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healthcareawakening
- Nov 26, 2023
- 4 min
Beyond Clinical Boundaries: Healing Amongst Equals
In the aftermath of a near death experience at 21 following a hemorrhage in my lungs from a mystery illness, I immediately began the...
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healthcareawakening
- Nov 18, 2023
- 3 min
Embracing Evolution: Navigating Our Changing World Amidst Outdated Paradigms
Written by Stephanie MoDavis In the tapestry of time, humanity has been in a perpetual state of evolution, whether we perceive this or...
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healthcareawakening
- Sep 28, 2023
- 5 min
Navigating Health Anxiety: The Power of Peer Mentorship for Newly Diagnosed Patients
Written by Stephanie MoDavis A diagnosis of a health condition can be a life-altering event. Whether it's a chronic illness, a sudden...
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