The Compassionate Connection

Graceful...Dr. Rakel draws on his experience as a clinician as well as cutting-edge research findings to illustrate the central role of compassion in health and healing. He writes convincingly that everyone--not only doctors--can learn to develop compassionate connection with others and by doing so improve the well-being of all.--Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Happiness Rich with compelling, front-line observations from his decades working with patients, Rakel harvests a century of science to illuminate the ingredients of mindful human connection. Rakel is the doctor-guide we all want: truly holistic, a keen observer of human behavior and medicine, and a voracious harvester of science across fields.--Dan Shapiro, author of And in Health: A Guide for Couples Facing Cancer Together Graceful... Dr. Rakel draws on his experience as a clinician as well as cutting-edge research findings to illustrate the central role of compassion in health and healing. He writes convincingly that everyone--not only doctors--can learn to develop compassionate connection with others and by doing so improve the well-being of all.--Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Happiness Rakel takes a novel and compelling approach to the increasingly urgent problem of caregiver depression and burnout.--former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Graceful.... Dr. Rakel draws on his experience as a clinician as well as cutting-edge research findings to illustrate the central role of compassion in health and healing. He writes convincingly that everyone--not only doctors--can learn to develop compassionate connection with others and by doing so improve the well-being of all.--Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Happiness David Rakel has written a tremendously moving and intelligent book on a subject that we deal with every day but whose power we often ignore--the power of empathy.--Terri Apter, author of Passing Judgment and Difficult Mothers Rakel is the doctor-guide we all want: truly holistic, a keen observer of human behavior and medicine, and a voracious harvester of science across fields.--Dan Shapiro, author of And in Health: A Guide for Couples Facing Cancer Together