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“This book explains not only the healing power of compassionate human connection, but in the most accessible and practical ways, how to cultivate our capacity to create that connection and thereby empower others to find their best selves.”―John Makransky, author of Awakening through Love

All of us have an innate capacity for compassion. We recognize when others are hurting, and we want to help, but we’re not always good at it. There is another way. In The Compassionate Connection, Dr. David Rakel explains how we can strengthen our bonds with others―all the while doing emotional and physical good for ourselves.

As founder and director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program, Dr. Rakel discovered that we become the most effective helpers when we use the tool of human connection. Drawing on his own research and practice, as well as thirty years of published studies in medicine, sociology, psychology, meditation, and neuroscience, Dr. Rakel "stacks the deck" in favor of healing and introduces the concept of bio-psycho-spiritual authentic awareness. Not only are our bodies and minds connected, but also it has been scientifically proven that our capacity to feel beauty, awe, and compassion enhances our health and wellbeing.

In The Compassionate Connection, Dr. Rakel provides an innovative approach to enhancing health in others and strengthening relationships through the art of connecting. These tools guide us to improve our connections―whether between doctor and patient, husband and wife, parent and child, or boss and employee―and live with clarity, wisdom, and good health.

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  5. Publication date
    April 17, 2018
  6. Language
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"Readers open to positive change will welcome this guidebook. . . . A relevant, necessary reminder about the power of kindness and good intentions."
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"In The Compassionate Connection, family physician David Rakel articulates a much-needed vision of human health.… In a deeply personal and accessible book that has a broad reach beyond medicine, Rakel draws on his rich clinical experiences and the latest neuroscience research, showing how human connection is a primary force of healing."
― Ronald Epstein, MD, author of Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

"Rakel takes a novel and compelling approach to the increasingly urgent problem of caregiver depression and burnout."
― former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

"Graceful.… Dr. Rakel draws on his experience as a clinician as well as cutting-edge research findings to illustrate the central role of compassion in health and healing. He writes convincingly that everyone―not only doctors―can learn to develop compassionate connection with others and by doing so improve the well-being of all."
― Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Happiness

"David Rakel has written a tremendously moving and intelligent book on a subject that we deal with every day but whose power we often ignore―the power of empathy."
― Terri Apter, author of Passing Judgment and Difficult Mothers

"Rakel is the doctor-guide we all want: truly holistic, a keen observer of human behavior and medicine, and a voracious harvester of science across fields."
― Dan Shapiro, author of And in Health: A Guide for Couples Facing Cancer Together

About the Author

Dr. David Rakel was founder and director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program. He is now professor and chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He lives in Albuquerque.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Illustrated edition (April 17, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393247740
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393247749
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 1 x 8.6 inches
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David Rakel,MD was the founder and director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program and is now Professor and Chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico Medical School in Albuquerque, NM. For more information, visit his website at davidrakel.com or elsevierauthors.com/davidrakel

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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived quickly and in good condition
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I was looking for a book related to mindfulness, but The Compassionate Connection touched on so many aspects of my life right now, including caregiver burnout, that I didn't want to stop reading. The author writes in a highly readable style and includes a fair amount of science linking compassion to healing. Very happy I came across this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and inspiring guidance for caregivers
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If you are a health professional or caregiver, get this book or ask your local library to order it. It is well written, practical, and covers all the hot topics in clinician-patient relationship, compassion, connection, placebo, and mindfulness. Scientific evidence is woven together with compelling stories from the author's vast clinical experience. Inspiring and warm-hearted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gifted writer who understands treating patients as people.
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I have given copies of this book to college graduates interested in careers in medicine. Every student thought that is was an important perspective to have in their arsenal.
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Virginia Sampson
5.0 out of 5 stars Compassion is essential
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Great combination of science and real life experience that illustrates the fact that compassion is essential in our lives.
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Ichiban Selecter
2.0 out of 5 stars A doctors experience first, how-to second.
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Although it has cursory practical information about mindful listening, this book is written specifically about pros and cons in doctor patient interaction and has light application for day to day use. It’s more about the authors experience of the positive effects of having a compassionate connection. Perhaps this is a useful revelation in the typically stern or distant medical field but it could use a lot more in-depth study and practical information in order to effectively teach best methods to the reader.
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