Trust in Healing: In Conversation with Naturopath Dr. Chris Holder

08/20/21 • 46 min

Naturopathic doctor Chris Holder invites his patients to explore everything that led up to their cancer diagnosis - medical, spiritual, emotional - in order to empower patients to make changes in their lives that might prevent cancer recurrence.

Chris talks with Claire about the power of educating patients so they can make their own health decisions without fear. His healing practice centers around trust - whether a patient is working to stay on this planet, or making peace with death. The process of building trust requires a lot of listening - taking the time to understand a person’s belief system and any trauma that might be getting in the way of healing.

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In 2016, in his early 30s, Morhaf was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Since then, his research has focused on the experience of people living with cancer, exploring how these patients find meaning, cope, and build resilience.

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1. The Phenomenology of Spirit by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

2. The Theory of Communicative Action by Jürgen Habermas

3. Making It Explicit by Robert Brandom

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