The Wisdom of the Healing Wound: A New View on Why We Hurt & How We Can Cure Even the Deepest Physical and Emotional Wounds

Wounds are tricky things to cope with, whether they are mental, spiritual, or physical. The healing process can leave scars visible and invisible and can be as painful as acquiring them. Knighton, founder of the Wound Healing Institute at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, is an expert in all manner of wounds, particularly physical, and he advocates a holistic approach to cure%E2%80%94one that is focused on massage, self-examination, thoughtful care and embracing the person in all aspects. His advice explores everything from proper exercise to forms of psychotherapy and the latest advances in stem cells. Perhaps because of its wide range of topics, this book seems to stumble at times from serious scientific information to New Age sensibilities. While this is part of the holistic approach, to be sure, it leaves skeptical readers uncertain of how much to believe from the science and how much to dismiss from the spiritual. Readers will wish that he had stuck to exploring either physical or emotional wounds in greater detail, rather than offering small amounts of information on both. (June)