September 6th, 2023 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World When we’re facing times of transition, it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand, busy ourselves so we...
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Lissa Rankin, MD, is a mind-body medicine physician, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute training program for physicians and health care providers, and the New York Times bestselling author of “Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself”. She is on a grass roots mission to heal health care, while empowering you to heal yourself.
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Empathy Must Start With Ourselves (and Why Empaths Can Show The Least Empathy)
March 17th, 2023 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Some of the least empathic people I’ve ever met are the ones who identify as “empaths.” But I do not...
Why It’s Worth Off-Ramping From Spiritual Bypassing
March 10th, 2023 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Spiritual bypassing, a phrase coined by John Welwood and defined as a kind of spiritualized conflict avoidance that...
The Ethical, Kind Way To Test If Someone Is Trustworthy
February 17th, 2023 By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World People with relational trauma often have trust issues, and they can be a beast to deal with if you’re someone new in their...
6 Spiritual Practices to Radically Deepen Your Experience in Nature
February 3rd, 2023 By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World After five days on safari in South Africa with my mother on her “bucket list” trip, I felt inspired to write about my...
Why Memoir Writing Can Be Medicine and Some New Year’s Journal Prompts To Help You Reflect
January 6th, 2023 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World I had known my current partner as a dear friend for two and a half years before he felt safe enough to tell me the real...
Why Imperfection ROCKS During The Holidays
December 23rd, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World You know how everyone seems to expect the holidays to be perfect? You may feel pressured to have the perfect presents...
10 Red Flags Signaling That Your Healer, Therapist, Spiritual Teacher, Psychedelic Guide, Or Coach May Be Untrustworthy
October 28th, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World We’d all like to believe that someone we entrust with helping us heal when we’re vulnerable can safely...
Interrupting The Irresistible Appeal Of The Seductive Narcissist
October 7th, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World People love to hate on the narcissists, and no wonder. It can feel like whiplash if we override all the warning signs...
You Have The Right To Control You – And Nobody Else
September 16th, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World There’s a lot of casual talk lately about power, control, and undue influence in relationships and communities...
A Path For Navigating Uncertainty Without Bullying Your Fear Or Letting It Lead
September 2nd, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Tomorrow, I go home. Six weeks ago, I arrived in Boston- uncertain. Tomorrow, I leave Boston- once again uncertain but...
How To Self-Administer Placebo Effects
June 16th, 2022 By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Someone asked me today about my thoughts about the mystery of the placebo effect, which I wrote about at length...