Illness Can Be The Cure! is Kindle bestseller

A therapy book I edited, Illness Can Be The Cure! by Anne Redelfs, has topped the Kindle bestseller list in Canada and Australia, and hit #3 in the U.K. Anne Redelfs is a retired psychiatrist and “listener” from Texarkana, Texas, treating patients' emotional and psychological issues. 

Illness Can Be The Cure! contends that our souls actually speak to us through our symptoms and diseases. Ms. Redelfs book guides the reader through the process of listening to one's inner self in order to heal one's outer body. This means that childhood traumas can express themselves through physical symptoms, while traditional hospital care and costly medications are limited. Instead, she argues, we should listen to our souls to find the path to healing. Ms. Redelfs writes in her preface:

Have you ever wondered what your physical body and body symptoms might be communicating? This question gained prominence in my thinking, because of my interactions with patients during my medical school and residency training. My instructors seemed to engage the human body more like a car than a sentient being. They focused on its functioning, taking us where we want to go and doing what we want to do. 

        Like a car, a human body has certain built-in requirements, such as air, water, food, and exercise. It also has limitations--it can only go so long before needing rest. If we don’t respect these requirements and limitations, our living vehicles will more likely break down. Of course, parts can lose potency or functioning over time, particularly when we treat them badly. Sometimes, despite the best of care, car troubles just happen, at least this was what I was taught. Not to worry. A good doctor, like a solid mechanic, will likely have our vehicles rolling again before long. 

During my formal studies of medicine, there was no emphasis on the HUMANNESS of our physical bodies. No one explained to me that our physical sensations are our bodies’ emotions. Overt nonverbal expressions, such as posture, facial reactions, and tone of voice, are our bodies’ voice. Our innate body functioning carries intelligence and care, sometimes in stark contrast to our lack in these areas. (We get ourselves into far more trouble than our physical bodies do!)  In fact, when we lose our intelligence and care, we end up doing all sorts of manipulative things to our bodies, trying to make them work as we’d like. For example, we may eat sugar and carbs to get energy, or drink coffee to stay awake. If only we knew that our bodies too were trying to make us work in a more excellent manner...

Ms. Redelfs' views may startle some, but they are rooted in her personal experience and those of people she has counseled. To read more of a preview from this book and to order, please click here.