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The Compassionate Connection

The Healing Power of Empathy and Mindful Listening

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The Compassionate Connection

By: David Rakel
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Why is it so hard for us to connect on a deep level with others, particularly those who are suffering? We constantly find ourselves interrupted and inundated with tasks and stresses. We are disconnected, sleepwalking through our lives, unable to help even ourselves.

There is a better way. Dr. David Rakel draws on his clinical experience with patients and the latest research from medicine, psychology, and neuroscience to describe the power of human connection and the ways it can be used to boost health and well-being. Once we understand this power and learn the tools that are necessary to create a connection, we can live with clarity, creativity, wisdom, and good health. The Compassionate Connection will give us the skills to improve the quality of our relationships, whether doctor/patient, husband/wife, parent/child, teacher/student, or boss/employee.

©2018 David Rakel, MD (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Communication & Social Skills Grief & Loss Meditation Personal Development Relationships Spirituality Mental Health Medicine Health

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A very powerful and tender book that Connect us healthcare providers with our essence, helping others by compassionate connection

A must reas for healthcare providers

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I wish I had read this book years ago. It has changed my practice. I now buy it for all of my medical students. Bridges the gap between mindfulness meditation, compassion and the healer's arts. A guide to avoiding burnout, investing in the wellness of your patients and yourself simultaneously.

Practice changing insights

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This book, while impeccably researched and well written and narrated, was not at all helpful.

It is clinical in nature and related primarily to medical practices. I was expecting something that would help me in my personal desire to become more empathetic and compassionate in my personal and interpersonal relationships.

To that end, it was a great disappointment and a wasted purchase.

Absolutely not what I was hoping for or was expecting

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