| Dr. Bernie Siegel
Renowned Speaker
Best-Selling Author
Founder of ECaP (Exceptional Cancer Patients)
Biography
Dr. Siegel, who prefers to be called
Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University
and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic
honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with honors.
His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven
Veteran’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He retired from
practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general and
pediatric surgery in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers.
In 1978 he originated Exceptional Cancer Patients, a specific form of
individual and group therapy utilizing patients’ drawings, dreams, images and
feelings. ECaP is based on “carefrontation,” a safe, loving therapeutic
confrontation, which facilitates personal lifestyle changes, personal
empowerment and healing of the individual’s life. The physical, spiritual and
psychological benefits which followed led to his desire to make everyone aware
of his or her healing potential. He realized exceptional behavior is what we are
all capable of.
Bernie, and his wife and coworker Bobbie, live in a suburb of New Haven,
Connecticut. They have five children and eight grandchildren. Bernie and Bobbie
have co-authored their children, books and articles. Their home with its many
children, pets and interests resembled a cross between a family art gallery,
museum, zoo and automobile repair shop. It still resembles these things,
although the children are trying to improve its appearance in order to avoid
embarrassment.
In 1986 his first book, Love, Medicine & Miracles was published. This
event redirected his life. In 1989 Peace, Love & Healing and in 1993 How To
Live Between Office Visits followed. He is currently working on other books with
the goal of humanizing medical education and medical care as well as empowering
patients and teaching survival behavior to enhance immune system competency.
Bernie’s realization that we all need help dealing with the difficulties of
life, not just the physical ones, led to Bernie writing his fourth book in 1998
Prescriptions for Living. It helps people to become aware of the eternal truths
and wisdom of the sages through Bernie’s stories and insights rather than wait a
personal disaster. He wants to help people fix their lives before they are
broken, and thus not have to become strong at the broken places.
Published in 2003 are Help Me To Heal and 365 Prescriptions For The Soul, in
2004 a children’s book, Smudge Bunny, in 2005 101 Exercises For The Soul and
coming out in the Fall of 2006 a prescriptions for parenting book Love, Magic
& Mud Pies.
Woody Allen once said, "If I had one wish it would be to be somebody else."
Bernie’s wish was to be a few inches taller. His work has been such a growth
experience that he is now a few inches taller. His prediction is that in the
next decade the role of consciousness, spirituality, non-local healing, body
memory and heart energy will all be explored as scientific subjects.
For many, Bernie needs no introduction. He has touched many lives all over
our planet. In 1978 he began talking about patient empowerment and the choice to
live fully and die in peace. As a physician, who has cared for and counseled
innumerable people who’s mortality has been threatened by an illness, Bernie
embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the
medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. He
continues to assist in the breaking of new ground in the field of healing and
personally struggling to live the message of kindness and love. Bernie and
Bobbie travel extensively to share his experience and techniques.
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