Creativity: The Power at the Heart of Healing

Psychiatry, as a medical field, has a tendency to break illness down into small parts. This reductionistic approach dehumanizes the healing process, reducing the illness to a missing neurotransmitter, a label, and a prescription. Along the way, the illusion of permanency replaces the reality of psychiatry's powerlessness against mental illness because it has lost sight of the whole picture. From a holistic perspective, the body is part of life's ever changing evolutionary process. So integral to change that we can barely tell the difference is the power behind it: creativity. Dr. Alice W. Lee and Jack Rome discuss creativity and its role in healing, starting from the thought up.For more about Dr. Lee, please visit: Website: www.holisticpsychiatrist.comYouTube: The Holistic PsychiatristClick on the Holistic Updates Sign up for weekly stories and insights: Holistic UpdatesTo schedule consultations or appointments, call her office at 240-437-7600 The content provided by this podcast is for informational purposes only and has not been approved by the U.S. FDA. This podcast is not intended to provide personal medical advice, which should be obtained from a medical professional.Support the showTo sustain my work as a holistic psychiatrist and support my efforts to improve psychiatric treatment for all through my podcasts, articles, website, and YouTube channel, please show your appreciation and help champion holistic psychiatry by clicking HERE to contribute!Click here to listen to all of The Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast episodesContact here to email Dr. Lee directly. New! Join me on Substack A space for my opinions and reflections on cultural, political, social, and psychological issues. Feel free to comment and respond to those articles.If you like this podcast, please give it a 5-star rating and share this with others! Thank you!For more about Dr. Alice W. Lee, please visit:Website: www.holisticpsychiatrist.comMore stories and insights: Holistic ArticlesYouTube: The Holistic PsychiatristTo schedule consultations or appointments, call Dr. Lee's office at 240-437-7600Dr. Lee is located near downtown Stamford, Conn...