How were these levels developed?

 

Q: How were these levels developed?

Dr. Geffen developed The Seven Levels of Healing from 1994 to 2003 while he was running a cancer center in Florida. He had been deeply affected by his father's experience with cancer while he was a medical student. He set out to answer a burning question: "What does it take for a human being to heal and transform at the deepest levels of the body, mind, heart, and spirit in the face of cancer?"

During Dr. Geffen's subsequent years of training and practice he asked his patients and loved ones, "What matters most to you? What issues and concerns have most troubled you?" and "What has made the biggest difference for you on your healing journey?" Through this process he recognized a profound truth and universal pattern. He saw that all of the issues, questions, and concerns that people encounter on their journey through cancer fall into seven distinct domains, which he named "The Seven Levels of Healing." He developed these into a coherent program that has benefited thousands of patients and loved ones.

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