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We Are All Perfectly Fine
- A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing
- Narrated by: Wendy Rich Stetson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When we need help, we count on doctors to put us back together. But what happens when doctors fall apart? Funny, fresh, and deeply affecting, We Are All Perfectly Fine is the story of a married mother of three on the brink of personal and professional collapse who attends rehab with a twist: a meditation retreat for burned-out doctors.
Jillian Horton, a general internist, has no idea what to expect during her five-day retreat at Chapin Mill, a Zen centre in upstate New York. She just knows she desperately needs a break. At first she is deeply uncomfortable with the spartan accommodations, silent meals, and scheduled bonding sessions. But as the group struggles through awkward first encounters and guided meditations, something remarkable happens: World-class surgeons, psychiatrists, pediatricians and general practitioners open up and share stories about their secret guilt and grief, as well as their deep-seated fear of falling short of the expectations that define them.
Jillian realizes that her struggle with burnout is not so much personal as it is the result of a larger system failure, and that compartmentalizing your most difficult emotions - a coping strategy that is drilled into doctors - is not useful unless you face these emotions, too. Jillian Horton throws open a window onto the flawed system that shapes medical professionals, revealing the rarely acknowledged stresses that lead doctors to depression and suicide, and emphasizing the crucial role of compassion not only in treating others, but also in taking care of ourselves.
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- Todd Hallman
- 2022-02-16
Not just for Doctors!
I found this book to be very relatable. Everyone can benefit from mindfulness. I recommend this book to everyone in the health care field as an entry point to mindfulness to help with their own mental health which will have a positive trickle down effect to the clients they serve.
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- sd8192
- 2022-01-06
Wow! Beautifully written
What a woman and what a story!!! Beautifully written, honest and open, with a pretty happy ending. I cried a bit throughout :)
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- Elliott Sprageu
- 2021-05-07
Exceptional read!
An essential book for the struggles we face in medicine. I have been recommending it to all my colleagues! Absolutely give it a read!
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- Shayla
- 2023-12-19
Interesting
It was not really what I expected, but I did enjoy the process of what it looked like to go to a retreat, skeptical, and how the outcome of healing was embraced. I am all for the sentiment that healing looks different for everyone.
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- DonM
- 2023-11-23
The journey from breakdown to breakthrough.
Enjoyed the stories within the story, the authors vulnerability and strength. Appreciated the human element as it relates to healing professionals.
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- DeanT
- 2023-08-22
Eloquent book
Jillian Horton is gifted writer indeed. Her style reminds me on Margaret Atwood: rich language and plenty of colourful associations. Usually I don’t comment on narration … but this one is awesome: a perfect match for the content. It sounds so genuine that I’ve taught it’s narrated by the author.
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- robinhoodann
- 2023-08-09
Informative
Informative- at times heartbreaking. Truth is niece, yet scary. A good listen—a look inside the health profession. Good writing skills.
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- Donovan Curtis Duncan-He
- 2023-06-23
Must read!
This is an absolute must-read for those practicing medicine and struggling to find the balance necessary to keep going.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-04-08
Beautifully done
A real sad eye opener of a story. Somewhat expected and amazingly read. The reader has a great voice and expression !
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-03-03
Must read for parents of a physician!
Excellent read to help me relate to experiences of my daughter as she deals with patient traumas — sorrows and joys.
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