It is always a thrill to get to talk with someone I have helped feel better in their physical experience, but many times this also takes on the form of their bodies bringing new wisdom and insights to help the same sufferer become more powerful and energized in their own lives. On this next testimonial of mind body experience, my friend Scott comes on to recount my sharing the works of Sarno just in the nick of time to avoid back surgery.

Not too long after I had discovered Sarno for myself and got better from my eight year long bout with back pain — and after I had begun to see patients under this speciality — Scott mentioned to me that he was having significant back pain that was getting worse and worse. I didn’t want to stick my nose in where it didn’t belong, but I also felt that my choice was to let him suffer or to gently try to give him some information that could alter his life immensely for the better. This is the story of how quickly the information helped him get better and change course and highlights many aspects of the typical TMS/MBS/PPD sufferer.

One of the wonderful things about these testimonials is how different each one is, illustrating different aspects of the work. Some end up highlighting the importance of emotional awareness, others show doubt and its central importance — as well as its craftiness — and others let us focus on the power in self relationship. In this case, we get to see it all. My hope is that it helps to illuminate some things in the journey of each viewer. But one thing is certain: these testimonials can not only allow people who have healed or are healing to tell their very important stories, but they can give hope for resolving symptoms to countless people.