Stress-Less Physician

Lesson Learned from The Sedona Method


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Letting go can be hard. Even if we academically understand the validity and the health aspects behind releasing negativity and emotions, it can be difficult to put into practice. That’s why it’s extremely helpful to have some idea of step-by-step techniques and questions we can ask ourselves. 

In my personal journey to being a stress-less physician, I’ve learned an approach made popular by Lester Levenson based on Hale Dwoskin’s book, The Sedona Method. The concept is to bring yourself to a place where you’re not holding on so tightly to painful or unwanted feelings, whether in the moment you have them or later on as you reflect. This method has five approaches, and each works slightly differently but all can be useful. Although I’m not trained to teach the method, I hope that as I share an overview of it, you find the concept potentially beneficial to you.

“What if feelings are actually just perpetuating the problems that they appear to be preventing? What if feelings are sometimes a lie?”  – Dr. Sara Dill

What You’ll Learn
  • What The Sedona Method works on
  • The continuum of letting go
  • Shifting from heavy to light
  • Feelings sometimes lie
  • Emotional ladder
  • Pitfalls to avoid
  • Stuck on the why
  • 4 questions to ask yourself

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

Book:

The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin

(Learn more about The Sedona Method with Lester Levenson

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Stress-Less PhysicianBy Sara Dill