Dorothy Martin-Neville, PhD, DCEP

There are many perspectives and approaches to dealing with disease and disorder; the REAL challenge, is in learning to understand the origin.  What causes disease? Is there a spiritual purpose and does it connect to one’s essence or one’s personality?  What predisposes one person versus another to be susceptible to a particular disorder?  Is it simply genetics or is there something much more exciting, much more human, and much more manageable involved?  I believe there is.

Disease begins on the spiritual level, moves to the emotional level and if not dealt with fully on that level, develops symptoms which are finally expressed on the physical level . Looking at spiritual and emotional beliefs allows you to understand how your body is responding to the views, perspectives, and illusions which govern, or at least impact, your life.  Understanding means growing in self-awareness and developing new options of behavior and a new style of responding rather than reacting to your life and all the challenges and opportunities it presents.

In order to heal from physical disease or emotional dis-ease, you need to heal from the patterns of beliefs that prompt reacting in your personality style to make room for beliefs that support responding from your essence.  Learning to acknowledge your responses on ALL levels while receiving specifically directed energy medicine can have a huge impact on your life and your health.

It is important to know that it is not necessarily the experience that correlates or causes any disease that may follow but the individual’s perception of the occurrence.  For one person, losing a long-held job can be a relief and permission to quit a secure position and an opportunity to come alive – for another it is a cause of self-hatred, rage and illusions of victimization.  Perception defines the energetic response, which defines the physical experience of ease or dis-ease.
The key is to become aware of your reactionary personality style and then recognize that your personality is not you.  Personality is only a mask that you developed to be loved or to be safe.  Knowing this, you can, without fear of loosing you, change those aspects of your personality that most get in the way of who you want to be, and need to be, for your health.

Your personality is what you reflect to the public, and unfortunately, for some, it is the only them that they know.  The moments of quiet reflection, of self-knowing, of realization that life is journey to be experienced and not just survived, are the moments when you have the opportunity to experience a you that is real, that is creative and that is passionately and vibrantly alive.  Reflecting that out to the world is the task of living.

Discover your essence, the embodied soul, that lies far beneath your personality, then change those aspects of your personality that do not reflect who you really are. Even if no one else has ever seen your essence, it is that part of you that allows you to feel at home in your own skin. It is that part of you that causes you to naturally feel alive, unlimited, and at home on this planet. Your essence is the you that has always existed and that always will. It is the real you and the gift you bring to others just as their essence is the gift they bring to you.
Grounded in empirical research and related to comprehensive models of human psychology and spirituality, the WISETM Method encompasses looking at what is happening at the point of onset of disease, and at any possible exacerbations.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through grant funding for a pilot study to research the W.I.S.E.™ Method, has supported further understanding of this approach and its results in the study of Fibromyalgia and those who have it.  We discovered that these patients share a spiritual belief that the sole purpose of living is to protect the people they love from pain, sadness, fear, and so forth. It is when their loved ones are out of their reach that the fibromyalgia patient begins to hurt. The fear of failing to do what they are born to do literally hurts. Yet what if they redefined what it meant to love? When they shift from a definition of “love means protecting others” to a definition that is a true reflection of their essence, healing can begin. Combined with energy medicine, the pain literally goes away.  Changing personality style changes your health and yet these women and men were still who they are, even more so. They now have a self as well as others to love.  The results are quite exciting, with significant long- and short-term changes reported in regard to less pain and increased functionality for those in the research study.

Certainly, we need to be aware of any genetic predispositions but have you ever wondered why it is that only some children of diabetics develop diabetes and others do not. Have you ever wondered why if high blood pressure or heart disease is a family trait not every one in the family gets it? It is not coincidence or luck of the draw. It is differences in beliefs and behaviors reflected in the personality styles of different family members.

Health care is changing – and what an exciting time to be a part of the field!  Wholistic medicine, if it is truly comprehensive, requires awareness of the whole body and healing the disease that exists on all levels.

Key Points

1.    Illness begins on the spiritual level first, then the emotional, and only then the physical.

2.    Through increased self-awareness, you can change and begin responding rather than reacting to your life.

3.    Personality is only a mask that you developed to be loved or to be safe.

4.    Your essence is the real you that has always existed and always will.

5.    Discover your essence first and then change those aspects of your personality style that do not reflect who you really are.

6.    You are the gift you bring to others.

For more information on topics mentioned in this article, contact Dorothy Martin-Neville, PhD, DCEP.860-461-7569 – or dorothymartin-neville.llc@comcast.net