My Interview with Dr. Bernie Siegel – Episode #1 Hope, Strength & Courage Podcast
“Work at loving your life, loving your body and to let the kids do that as well as adults. To look at what will make you happy and to not be angry at your body for having a disease but loving it.” Dr. Bernie Siegel
Summary: Today’s episode features my interview with world renown Pediatric surgeon, author and speaker Dr. Bernie Siegel as we discuss how to talk to our children when they are ill.
What I love most about this interview with Dr. Bernie is his storytelling. I could listen to him all day. He has such an incredible, honest, open way about him with both children and adults. His stories are about not only his patients but his own children.
In this episode he shares what he learned when his 7-year-old son was diagnosed with a tumour and how his son reminded him about what was most important. These are the ideas that he later taught his own patients about how to live between doctors’ appointments.
During our interview we also cover his ideas about visualization, hope and lying to children. He speaks about an article he wrote called “Deceiving People into Health” and the impact that had on his patients.
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Best Advice from Dr. Bernie Siegel
- Recognize the importance of Self-induced healing & hypnosis – the power of suggestion
- Use Imagery to help your child visualize what they want to occur
- Foster hope for your child
- Learn to work at loving your life, loving your body and to let the kids do that as well as adults. To look at what will make you happy and to not be angry at your body for having a disease but loving it.
- deceiving people into health is good
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