{"id":6276,"date":"2022-06-03T23:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T23:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/?p=6276"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:27:04","slug":"a-doctors-mission-part-2-by-dr-chris-gilbert-the-healingmindmag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/a-doctors-mission-part-2-by-dr-chris-gilbert-the-healingmindmag\/","title":{"rendered":"A Doctor&#8217;s Mission -Part 2 &#8211;  By Dr. Chris Gilbert -The HealingMindMagazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"blog-entry--header\">\n<div class=\"blog-entry--header-second\">\n<h3>Thank you Dr. Chris Gilbert for sharing your insights from your Europe Trip with us on <em>LifeTalk with Mariette.<\/em> Our Radio Family appreciated it very much.<\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"blog-entry__title--full\">12 Surprising Insights From Our Trip to a War Zone<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-entry--body\">\n<div class=\"blog-entry--body-second\">\n<div class=\"field-name-body\">\n<p>https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/heal-the-mind-heal-the-body\/202206\/12-surprising-insights-our-trip-war-zone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordion-6276-1 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: #e2e2e2 } #accordion-6276-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#e2e2e2; 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We also\u00a0interviewed\u00a0two MSF psychologists. Then we rented a car in Paris and drove across Germany and Poland to end up in Rava-Ruska, Ukraine. On the way back to Paris, we drove across the Czech Republic. The trip was filled with adventures, unpredictable events, and surprising interviews with relief organization volunteers and Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the 12 most powerful insights from our interviews with volunteers and Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<h3>1. For many refugees, anger was not the dominant emotion:<\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainian refugees we interviewed in Germany and Poland were not all angry at the Russians; they were most often just sad. Many said that Ukraine is a peaceful country, and all Ukrainians want is to live, work, and be happy with their family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-1\" data-slot-position=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p>When we asked Olga, 31\u2014a\u00a0pregnant\u00a0woman from the suburb of Donetz who left her husband fighting in Ukraine and who now lives in Marpingen, Germany\u2014why she wasn\u2019t angry at the Russians, she said, \u201cI cannot condemn the whole country of Russia; people are divided. I just want my old life back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>2. A lot of Ukrainians were stunned at the attack:<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-6276-1 .panel-e3aabc1317a60688d .panel-title a{}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-6276-1 .panel-e3aabc1317a60688d .toggle-content{}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-e3aabc1317a60688d fusion-toggle-no-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e3aabc1317a60688d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e3aabc1317a60688d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#e3aabc1317a60688d\" href=\"#e3aabc1317a60688d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More...<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e3aabc1317a60688d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" araia-labelledby=\"toggle_e3aabc1317a60688d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Several highly educated Ukrainian refugees told us that until February 24th at 5:00 am, they couldn&#8217;t believe that Russia would really physically attack Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-2\" data-slot-position=\"2\"><\/div>\n<p>Timur (who lived in Kyiv before the war) said, &#8220;We are in the 21st century, and I thought that, for sure, there would be a diplomatic way to avoid a war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody believed the Russians would invade,&#8221; said Natalia (who also lived in Kyiv before the war). &#8220;Nobody had a plan to escape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20240%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.psychologytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article-inline-half-caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2022-05\/daria_in_krakow_0.jpg?itok=Wv3Q0d1D\" alt=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">My husband, Eric Haseltine, and I are interviewing Daria in Krakow.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext insertArea--origin\">Source: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. Some refugees said they would feel safer in war-zone Ukraine rather than in a safe, peaceful neighboring country:<\/h3>\n<p>Daria, who we met in Krakow, Poland,\u00a0told us\u00a0she missed her husband a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Daria and her husband got married in Kyiv less than a year ago, and Daria was ready to go back to Kyiv where her husband and parents were. She said she would feel safer in Ukraine, where her family and friends were, rather than staying in a safe host country, where she had no family or friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-3\" data-slot-position=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p>In Poland, Daria said she feels helpless and lost because she cannot plan for her future anymore. Where will she be next week? Next month? She didn\u2019t know and that made her very\u00a0anxious. But if she were in Ukraine, she could be with her husband and her parents and would do everything she could to help her friends and family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-adblock-18\" class=\"pt-ad pt-ad--300x250 d-block d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block block\">\n<div class=\"pt-ad--container pt-ad-show-text\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1404853927369-9\" class=\"pt-ad--content ad--content-loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CKfO_de0kvgCFVMTAQodT_EEOA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1032688\/300x250_Mobile_Content1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. Some refugees had unpleasant experiences in host countries:<\/h3>\n<p>A young Ukrainian woman told us that her car, from which she flew a Ukrainian flag, got egged one night in a German town with a large Russian community. Another young woman said a bus driver got angry with her, telling her that he had to pay too much for gas because of her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-5\" data-slot-position=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20240%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.psychologytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article-inline-half-caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2022-05\/dmitri_in_pilsen_0.jpg?itok=fCuAvB-6\" alt=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">We met Dmitri in Pilsen, Czech Republic.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext insertArea--origin\">Source: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. A lot of people in Russia still don\u2019t believe there is war in Ukraine:<\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainian Dmitri, whom we met in Pilsen, Czechia, had a regular job during the day (he had been living in Pilsen for three years) and helped Ukrainian refugees on his days off and in the evenings. Dmitri commented that close family members who have settled in Russia don\u2019t believe that there is any danger in Ukraine. They think it is all anti-Russian propaganda. Other people we talked to confirmed that they had family in Russia that didn\u2019t believe there was war in Ukraine. Those people chose to believe Russian news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-6\" data-slot-position=\"6\"><\/div>\n<h3>6. Some refugees were afraid to talk to us:<\/h3>\n<p>In Zamosc, Poland, Ukrainian refugees declined to talk to us because they were scared that if they went back to Ukraine under Russian occupation, the Russians would look at their cell phones and possibly kill them for having spoken with us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20240%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.psychologytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article-inline-half-caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2022-05\/vladimir_in_brno.jpg?itok=Qe6IDcOZ\" alt=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">Vladimir, a Sant&#8217;Egidio volunteer in Brno, Poland, talked to us.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext insertArea--origin\">Source: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>7. The infinite patience of the Ukrainian people:<\/h3>\n<p>Vladimir, a Sant\u2019Egidio volunteer in Brno, Poland told us that what struck him the most was that Ukrainian people would stand in line for hours in freezing snow or cold rain without being impatient.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, we saw that with our own eyes, when we were there. Women and children waited patiently for their weekly distribution of milk, rice, and canned meat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-adblock-19\" class=\"pt-ad pt-ad--300x250 d-block d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block block\">\n<div class=\"pt-ad--container pt-ad-show-text\">\n<div class=\"pt-ad--text\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1456244145486-0\" class=\"pt-ad--content ad--content-loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CKaYgNi0kvgCFVMTAQodT_EEOA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1032688\/300x250_in-content_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When we crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border at Hrebenne, we saw 4 kilometers of trucks lined up at the Ukrainian border, waiting for hours without being impatient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20240%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.psychologytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article-inline-half-caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2022-05\/384db2c2-6834-43c2-a731-13daeb553cc5_0.jpeg?itok=qIajD7sn\" alt=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">Trucks waiting patiently for miles to cross the border between Ukraine and Poland. View from the Ukrainian side of the border.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext insertArea--origin\">Source: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>8. Some show very little willingness to settle in a safe Western country:<\/h3>\n<p>When asked why they wouldn\u2019t want to take this unique opportunity to settle in Western Europe, most people say they don\u2019t want to. Ukrainian refugees wanted to go back to Ukraine because, \u201cUkraine was home, and they wouldn\u2019t want to live anywhere else than home.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-8\" data-slot-position=\"8\"><\/div>\n<h3>9. The feeling of guilt:<\/h3>\n<p>Several women told us they felt guilty having left family and friends back in Ukraine. They were torn between going back to Ukraine and being helpful to family and friends and staying in a safe Western host country for the sake and future of their children.<\/p>\n<h3>10. The extreme helpfulness of Ukrainian people:<\/h3>\n<p>In the middle of extreme adversity, Ukrainian people were incredibly nice and helpful. In Hrebenne, Poland, at the border with Ukraine, because we couldn\u2019t drive our rental car into Ukraine, Ukrainian and Polish people went out of their way to find a vehicle that could take us to Ukraine. Finally, a young Ukrainian girl in an old, beat-up car took us across the border to Rava-Ruska, Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-9\" data-slot-position=\"9\"><\/div>\n<p>In Ukraine, everybody was nice to us. People we interviewed on the street said they didn\u2019t want to leave Ukraine. They confirmed that Ukraine was their home, and they wouldn\u2019t want to live anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>As we went to the local bank to change some money, the bank teller offered to let us use their bathroom. Curiously, they let us go to their rest area where all the bank tellers\u2019 handbags were. They trusted us completely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-10\" data-slot-position=\"10\"><\/div>\n<h3>11. The extreme helpfulness of relief organizations:<\/h3>\n<p>Relief organizations were also extremely nice and helpful. In Paris, we\u00a0interviewed two psychologists working for Doctors Without Borders and one logistician who had just come back from a 2,600km trip, assessing medical needs in different parts of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-adblock-16\" class=\"pt-ad pt-ad--300x250 d-block d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block block\">\n<div class=\"pt-ad--container pt-ad-show-text\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1468856734952-0\" class=\"pt-ad--content ad--content-loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CKWYgNi0kvgCFVMTAQodT_EEOA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1032688\/300x250_In-Content3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also talked to volunteers in Brno working for Sant\u2019egidio, an Italian Catholic relief organization, and to volunteers at the Polish-Ukraine border working for the Mercy Center Knights of Columbus, giving out books for children, baby food, diapers, teddy bears, and distributing bags of basic needs packed by Caritas, another Italian relief organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-12\" data-slot-position=\"12\"><\/div>\n<p>They all told us that one month ago, between 2,000 and 3,000 people were crossing the border every day, but now, there were less than 50 per day.<\/p>\n<h3>12. The extreme helpfulness of the local German, Polish and Czech people:<\/h3>\n<p>German, Polish, and Czech people were doing everything they could for the refugees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-13\" data-slot-position=\"13\"><\/div>\n<p>In Germany, we went to the little town of Marpingen, in Saarland, where a German woman named Blandine was hosting 4-months-pregnant Ukrainian Olga and her 5-year-old son. There, we all sat around the living room table; we met Blandine, her two daughters, Olga, and Olga\u2019s son. Blandine recounts that when she heard a lot of Ukrainian women needed to find homes, she volunteered to host a Ukrainian woman and her children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-14\" data-slot-position=\"14\"><\/div>\n<p>Soon afterwards, Olga and her son came. Blandine told us that at the beginning, Olga was withdrawn. She didn\u2019t want to talk and looked through the window for hours. Blandine gave her time, and little by little, Olga started to talk more. Because their language was so different, they used Google translate to communicate with each other. Blandine recalls that, when Olga arrived, a lot of German neighbors dropped by every day, bringing food and clothes and asking what they could do to help.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-15\" data-slot-position=\"15\"><\/div>\n<p>Now, Olga was starting to open up and talk. Blandine commented as we were about to leave that she now had three daughters instead of two, and her life was much richer as a result.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27427%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20427%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27427%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.psychologytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article-inline-half-caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2022-05\/timur_in_bad_ems.jpeg?itok=qAz9gGqH\" alt=\" Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">We interviewed Timur in the luxurious Bismarck Hotel in Bad Ems. Timur was helping the 30 Ukrainian refugees hosted at the hotel.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext insertArea--origin\">Source: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., used with permission<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A little further, in Bad Ems, Germany, Arthur, the owner of the luxurious hotel Bismarck, which once belonged to a Russian Oligarch, opened his hotel to 30 Ukrainian refugees. He now provides room and board for them. When we went to the Bismarck hotel, we met Timur and his girlfriend, both from Kyiv, who were on vacation in Germany on February 24th, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timur, who spoke fluent English, told us he was Arthur\u2019s friend and was there to help the 30 Ukrainian refugees staying in the hotel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-adblock-17\" class=\"pt-ad pt-ad--300x250 d-block d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block block\"><\/div>\n<h3>How this trip changed our own view on life:<\/h3>\n<p>As we heard about the worst, we also saw the best in people, with incredibly touching solidarity between Germans, Poles, Czechs, and Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<p>We now realize how fragile\u00a0happiness\u00a0is: One day, we could be happy with family and friends in peace, and the following day, we could be at war. Peace is never a given, and now back in the USA, we are appreciating peace to its fullest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Copyright 2022 @Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:60% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.2%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:60% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0%;margin-left : 3.2%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-1{ margin-bottom : 20px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chris_gilbert_md_phd.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chris_gilbert_md_phd.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3328\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27290%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20290%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27290%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chris_gilbert_md_phd-200x193.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chris_gilbert_md_phd.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"font-size:16px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author &amp; Speaker: Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Author of\u00a0<a class=\"m_-4505124422595498440yiv9972059229gmail-m_-580671166444513813yiv1685957168gmail-m_5906366632067608148gmail-m_1845698784906686573yiv6008758136gmail-m_2666491190433838467gmail-m_-8105167204634080628yiv3517031849gmail-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Listening-Cure-Healing-Secrets-Unconventional\/dp\/1590794370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Listening-Cure-Healing-Secrets-Unconventional\/dp\/1590794370&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567472883989000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5lUoJTGewJnQmMLpUuZRU8Va9kA\">\u201cThe Listening Cure\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(SelectBooks 2017)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 4.8%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:40% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 4.8%;margin-left : 4.8%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 50px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 7%;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 7%;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35,26,34,24,2,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6276"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10106,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6276\/revisions\/10106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}