August 12, 2022

274. Back by popular demand, Dr. Bernie Siegel shares more entertaining and inspiring stories on his near death experiences to self induced healing with love.

1 hour 17 minutes

In now, our 4th podcast with Bernie, he continues sharing life lessons he learned from his patients. From ‘near death experiences to self-induced healing to loving yourself and the world, Bernie continues to inspire and entertain us.

For many, Bernie who is now 89 years old, needs no introduction. He has touched many lives all over our planet. In 1978 he began talking about patient empowerment and the choice to live fully and die in peace. As a physician, who has cared for and counseled innumerable people whose mortality has been threatened by an illness, Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. He continues to assist in the breaking of new ground in the field of healing and personally struggling to live the message of kindness and love. Bernie has been named one of the top 20 Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet by the Watkins Review which is published by Watkins Books.

Dr. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with honors. His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven Veteran’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He retired from practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general and pediatric surgery in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers.

In 1978, he originated Exceptional Cancer Patients, a specific form of individual and group therapy utilizing patients’ drawings, dreams, images and feelings. ECaP is based on “carefrontation,” a safe, loving therapeutic confrontation, which facilitates personal lifestyle changes, personal empowerment and healing of the individual’s life. The physical, spiritual and psychological benefits which followed led to his desire to make everyone aware of his or her healing potential. He realized exceptional behavior is what we are all capable of.

His books include:

Love, Medicine & Miracles

Peace, Love & Healing

How to Live Between Office Visits

Prescriptions for Living

365 Prescriptions For the Soul

Help Me To Heal

Smudge Bunny - (Children's book - Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant)

Love, Magic, and Mudpies: Raising Your Kids to Feel Loved, Be Kind, and Make a Difference

Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

Exercises for the Soul: Simple Practices for a Healthy Body, Mind, and Spirit

A Book Of Miracles: Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude, and Love