What Goes Up or The DNA of Healing

What Goes Up...: Surviving the Manic Episode of a Loved One

Author: Judy Eron

For those with loved ones who suffer from manic-depression.

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In this memoir cum self-help book, Eron relates her struggle to help her late husband cope with bipolar disorder. Jim, a clinical psychologist, had experienced several frightening episodes of mania before meeting his wife, a social worker trained in psychotherapeutic techniques, and so they both should have known the dangers of Jim's going off lithium (why he does so is never made very clear, although he did feel as if the drug slowed his thought processes). Without his stabilizing medication, Jim changes from a loving husband to an obnoxious, verbally abusive stranger seeking a divorce. As their marriage unravels, Eron consults numerous experts, awaiting the onset of the depressive phase of Jim's illness, during which he could be hospitalized. Unfortunately, when depression arrives, it descends swiftly, and Jim commits suicide before anyone can assist him. Eron provides an excellent list of spousal survival strategies, as well as a helpful bibliography. For all public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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The DNA of Healing: A Five-Step Process for Total Wellness and Abundance

Author: Margaret Ruby

Tapping into the current trend of a new view of genetics exemplified in books like The Biology of Belief, Margaret Ruby, herself a healer, shows how this research is becoming increasingly mainstream. In The DNA of Healing, Margaret Ruby teaches how to neutralize the negative patterns handed down through our family lineage and reprogram the DNA with positive patterns that manifest health, wellness, and abundance.

Revolutionary scientific research is proving that our emotions and thoughts can impact our health and shape the course of our lives. But if a positive attitude is all we need to live a healthier and happier life, why don't more people change more quickly? The answers lie deep in our DNA. Along with the color of our eyes and the shape of our nose, we have inherited the emotional patterns and beliefs of our ancestors. Like long-lost family secrets, these deeply embedded patterns influence our health, wealth, and relationships in ways we're not even aware of.

Margaret Ruby, a pioneer and educator in the field of healing and the founder of PossibilitiesDNA, has developed a system for isolating and reversing inherited traumas and negative patterns. The DNA of Healing reveals her breakthrough five-step process that has helped people around the world neutralize the unconscious programming they have inherited and reset their genetic codes for total wellness and abundance.

Blending the art of healing with cutting-edge research, Margaret Ruby shows how to work with your DNA on an energetic level, in effect rebooting it to its original blueprint. This extraordinary system allows you to reprogram your DNA with positive patterns-a concept that hastremendous ramifications for more than just your health. The DNA of Healing also shows how you can remove your self-limiting thought patterns about relationships and money, helping you get the abundant life you've always wanted.

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Both of these books deal with biogenealogy, a new field of study that addresses how a person's heritage and genetic makeup are implicitly molded by the emotions their ancestors experienced. A French therapist specializing in sickness biodecoding, Obissier offers a detailed treatise and explanation of the theory behind this field. Protocols are given for diagnosis and treatment, and the author shares his belief that instead of just treating the physical symptoms of an illness, we should tackle the psychic conflict that underlies it (e.g., diabetes, he says, can be triggered by increased stress levels brought on by feelings of powerlessness). Healing practitioner Ruby highlights "a path for working with your DNA on an energetic level to reboot it back to its original blueprint." Her book is written in the language of self-help books, but this does not justify the lack of substantiation. Though Ruby refers to other published works, much of the information is anecdotal and unsourced; the same goes for Obissier's text. Indeed, these books could be read as their respective authors' philosophical musings, as there is little independent study on the concepts discussed. Obissier's book (index not seen) is recommended only for collections that specialize in the topic. Ruby's book (no index) is an optional purchase for libraries with a strong spiritual self-help section.-Elizabeth J. Eastwood, Mesa P.L., Los Alamos, NM Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.