Closing Blessings

As I put pen to paper to write this final monthly newsletter, I find myself of mixed emotions. While I will probably continue to send you episodic communications, I won't be able to write to you this way each month. As you may already know, I've spent the last 6 years in Tucson. I've been teaching in the Integrative Medicine Program here, seeing patients and writing books and kits to empower you in your healing journey. And, I've loved every minute of it!

But, it's time for me to make a change. Now, I must take what I've been learning and teaching over these years, into a vibrant and growing clinical situation. And, I've been blessed with the opportunity to do so. I've been offered a wonderful position which I have accepted.

As of August 1, I will be the Medical Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services at Boulder Community Hospital. There I will continue to grow a fabulous integrative mental health and counseling program. And, I expect that I will be very busy. I'll have the chance to bring whole person healing into the lives of many people in a new way. But I won't be able to do everything I did before!

So, I'm of mixed feelings - joyous and sad, excited and anxious, grateful and sorrowful. I'll miss pieces of my old life… but I know full well that each step each one of us takes is meant to prepare us for the next step, or leap, we're meant to take. And, we must each continue to search for and take on new growth opportunities in order to stay vibrant, alive and well! Please remember, if I can do it, so can you!

I want you to know that I'll miss writing to you every month, but I will hold you in my thoughts and prayers. I believe in you!

I Believe in You: A Closing Blessing
(Excerpted from There's Always Help; There's Always Hope)

May you rise to face each day with hope,
May you cherish your accomplishments however small,
May you share of your gifts however humble,
And accept your limitations however huge.

May you strive to grow and help others to do so,
May you ask for help more often than before,
May you offer assistance more freely than you used to,
And relish the pleasure that comes from shared lives.

May you cultivate your capacity to give and receive love,
And nurture the pleasure you experience in small gifts,
May you ever choose life,
And never give up growing.

May you experience fulfillment,
And live a life of peace. Amen

With much love and many blessings,
Eve A. Wood, M.D.

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Dr. Wood's Upcoming Events

06/05/2009
7:00 pm
The Gift of Betrayal Talk and Book Signing
Artigone Books in Tucson, AZ

Dr. Eve Wood will be discussing her new book The Gift of Betrayal: How To Heal Your Life When Your World Explodes. She'll teach you the 14 key lessons necessary to heal your life.
Antigone Books 411 N 4th Ave Tucson, AZ 85705 (520) 792-3715 www.AntigoneBooks.com

06/26/2009 - 06/28/2009
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Stockbridge, MA

Take Charge of Your Emotional Life: Overcoming Anxiety, Distress, and Depression

At this three-day event, find your unique path to wholeness with Dr. Eve Wood, acclaimed healer and award-winning author of There's Always Help; There's Always Hope, 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life and the Stop Anxiety Now Kit. While it is easy to become anxious, depressed, stuck, lost, or overwhelmed along the way, Dr. Wood believes in each person's capacity to heal, and knows that, given the right information, support, and guidance, each of us can find our way to wholeness. In this workshop you will: "learn ten powerful steps to transform distress," "tap into your inner healer," and "begin developing your own personal Take-Charge Program for wellness." Draw on psychiatric medicine, mind-body techniques, reflective exercises, guided imagery, affirmations, thought-stopping tools, and spiritual exploration, to transform anxiety, distress, and depression. You will learn and practice tools for continued self-healing at home.

For more information, please visit www.kripalu.org/

06/28/2009 - 07/02/2009
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Stockbridge, MA

The Gift of Betrayal: How to Heal Your Life When Your World Explodes

You've been betrayed by a loved one. But, you are not alone. Join esteemed psychiatrist, relationship expert and prolific author, Eve A. Wood, M.D., in this five-day, life altering workshop. Learn how to heal your life after this horrendous experience. What feels like a curse is really a blessing in disguise. Eve ought to know. She's been there herself. And she's helped hundreds of others heal their lives after gut-wrenching betrayals. You, too, can climb out of the pit of despair and live your heart's desire, but you need to know how to do it. In this workshop, based on Eve's most recent book, The Gift of Betrayal, you will: "learn and practice the 14 key lessons to heal your life," "take a series of specific action steps to create your heart's desire," "develop a personal transformation mission statement for continued self-healing at home," and "discover the roles of anger, blame, forgiveness, personal history, mindset, friendship, attitude, belief, spirituality, sexuality, passion, hope, and faith in healing." Draw on sharing exercises, reflective techniques, guided imagery, writing, and cognitive and behavioral interventions to find your own unique path to wholeness and joy. You can create a glorious future. You will be successful!

For more information, please visit www.kripalu.org/