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Review by sbrewer -- The Other Side Of Healing
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The Other Side of Healing by Bonnie Folger is clearly written, but I give this book 1 out of 4 stars. Though the basic premise was about her chronicles and life journey, I felt as though the author could’ve focused more on her accomplishments after her healing, the Other Side. She wants to inspire people that are on a similar journey, but focusing on her problems seems a bit counter intuitive to the title of the book.
I liked how she made detailed notes of her journey from one doctor to another and concluding with her answer to solve them. Her observations about the medical field were enlighting as she indicated through her feelings. In detailing her complaints, she gave the reader a good idea about how frustrating it would be to keep pursuing an unknown problem. In her favor, some other patients will find this perspective comforting. In my opinion, whe needs to focus on the positive aspects of her healing, not on the past problems, if she wants to inspire hope.
Discussing what didn’t work was why I couldn’t give it any higher stars. In addiiton, she tells the reader how to feel, rather then posing the question to the reader for self reflection. It would help the reader to know HOW she found those. How did she come to the conclusion? Though she cites references to her information, it would be beneficial to see what her thought processes were. This would provide the reader with direction if in the same situation as her.
In the beginning, she goes into depth about her illness. She clearly illustrates how her frustrations are making her illnesses worse. The potential reader can relate to her in the beginning, but she loses the reader in the end of that story. Comparing how some doctors reacted to her symptoms isn’t a good example because every situation and every doctor is different. Making that conclusion is a bit biased. She refrains from medical advice naturally, but earlier states that [the methods she used], “they can work for any traumatic event in a person life and help restore his or her sense of balance”. This statement is rather contradictory and left me confused to the purpose in writing the book.
This book is a little disappointing because she repeatedly says what doesn't work. Someone in a position needs to see what did work. Though she found success in addressing her treatment, she needs to offer other possible ways to achieve success, rather than describing her “failures”. What didn’t work for her, might work for another person. She needed to offer support for that person. Another obstacle was that she missed a large set of questions that should have been addressed. For example, she stresses having a support system will help the situation but misses the possibility that if a person does not have a support system. What if they don’t have a support system or don’t know how to acquire one. What if the reader doesn’t know how to structure such a system? Though these were not questions that she needed to entertain, someone else might need those answers.
In conclusion, I think this book might help others not feel alone when their needs aren’t being addressed rather than a book of hope. It might have been more interesting if she added how this affects her life. Illustrating the ripple effect in her life would clearly indicate how she triumphed in the end. It’s great that she found a treatment that worked, but it really wasn’t a book that I would recommend to others. Exceptionally edited, publishing this information in an article would be a great addition to self-help journals and magazines, rather than a book.
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The Other Side Of Healing
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The Other Side of Healing by Bonnie Folger is clearly written, but I give this book 1 out of 4 stars. Though the basic premise was about her chronicles and life journey, I felt as though the author could’ve focused more on her accomplishments after her healing, the Other Side. She wants to inspire people that are on a similar journey, but focusing on her problems seems a bit counter intuitive to the title of the book.
I liked how she made detailed notes of her journey from one doctor to another and concluding with her answer to solve them. Her observations about the medical field were enlighting as she indicated through her feelings. In detailing her complaints, she gave the reader a good idea about how frustrating it would be to keep pursuing an unknown problem. In her favor, some other patients will find this perspective comforting. In my opinion, whe needs to focus on the positive aspects of her healing, not on the past problems, if she wants to inspire hope.
Discussing what didn’t work was why I couldn’t give it any higher stars. In addiiton, she tells the reader how to feel, rather then posing the question to the reader for self reflection. It would help the reader to know HOW she found those. How did she come to the conclusion? Though she cites references to her information, it would be beneficial to see what her thought processes were. This would provide the reader with direction if in the same situation as her.
In the beginning, she goes into depth about her illness. She clearly illustrates how her frustrations are making her illnesses worse. The potential reader can relate to her in the beginning, but she loses the reader in the end of that story. Comparing how some doctors reacted to her symptoms isn’t a good example because every situation and every doctor is different. Making that conclusion is a bit biased. She refrains from medical advice naturally, but earlier states that [the methods she used], “they can work for any traumatic event in a person life and help restore his or her sense of balance”. This statement is rather contradictory and left me confused to the purpose in writing the book.
This book is a little disappointing because she repeatedly says what doesn't work. Someone in a position needs to see what did work. Though she found success in addressing her treatment, she needs to offer other possible ways to achieve success, rather than describing her “failures”. What didn’t work for her, might work for another person. She needed to offer support for that person. Another obstacle was that she missed a large set of questions that should have been addressed. For example, she stresses having a support system will help the situation but misses the possibility that if a person does not have a support system. What if they don’t have a support system or don’t know how to acquire one. What if the reader doesn’t know how to structure such a system? Though these were not questions that she needed to entertain, someone else might need those answers.
In conclusion, I think this book might help others not feel alone when their needs aren’t being addressed rather than a book of hope. It might have been more interesting if she added how this affects her life. Illustrating the ripple effect in her life would clearly indicate how she triumphed in the end. It’s great that she found a treatment that worked, but it really wasn’t a book that I would recommend to others. Exceptionally edited, publishing this information in an article would be a great addition to self-help journals and magazines, rather than a book.
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The Other Side Of Healing
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