The Seven Levels of Healing - FAQs

The Seven Levels of Healing - FAQs

The Seven Levels of Healing helps patients and their loved ones navigate the journey through cancer as successfully as possible. It gives them a map for working through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Find answers here to some frequently asked questions about the program.

Q: Do I need to follow The Seven Levels of Healing in order?

Q: Do I have to complete each level?

Q: How do I get started?

Q: How do you know it works?

Q: How long does each level take to complete?

Q: Can my family and I do this together?

Q: How were these levels developed?

Q: What are Dr. Geffen's credentials?

Q: Will this program interfere with my current medical treatment?

Q: Have you seen any positive changes in health related to this program? Will it help me heal?

Q: Are The Seven Levels of Healing religious-based?

Q: Level seven seems difficult. I am not a spiritual person; can you give me some words of advice to help understand it?

Q: My prognosis is terminal, why should I bother exploring this program?

Q: I am angry that I have cancer, and my anger is affecting my life and relationships. Can you help?

Q: How can I maintain a positive attitude or positive outlook during this horrible disease?

Q: I'm afraid to start thinking about my life assessment because it makes me feel sad and makes me think about the end of life. How do I overcome this?

Q: How do I share this with my family member who is not open-minded about holistic ideas about health and medicine?

Q: My caregiver is not accepting of the ideas shared in Dr. Geffen's book, but this program is important to me. Can you help me?

Q: I am a caregiver. How can I get my family member/loved one/friend who has cancer to get involved in this program?

Q: I am a caregiver. Will this program work for me?

This content was last reviewed August 15, 2010 by Dr. Reshma L. Mahtani.

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