Based on interviews with two distinct populations—medical patients coping with chronic pain and physicians dealing with having been involved in serious medical errors—Choosing Wisdom delves into how average people respond to adversity, how they change, and what factors help or hinder positive change. Through these interviews, the authors chart each person’s journey, and though the circumstances of each case may be unique, the commonalities are remarkable.
Based on interviews with two distinct populations—medical patients coping with chronic pain and physicians dealing with having been involved in serious medical errors—Choosing Wisdom delves into how average people respond to adversity, how they change, and what factors help or hinder positive change. Through these interviews, the authors chart each person’s journey, and though the circumstances of each case may be unique, the commonalities are remarkable.
Dr. Margaret Plews-Ogan is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Virginia and director of the UVA Institute for Quality and Patients (IQPS). She is also the lead investigator and director of the UVA Center for Appreciative Practice, a positive culture transformation initiative across the Schools of Medicine and Nursing, the Medical Center, and the Health Services Foundation physician group practice. Dr. Justine Owens is an associate professor in the UVA Department of Medicine and has served on the faculty there for the past twenty-two years. She served as research director for the Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies at UVA from 1995 to 1999. She is the author of numerous publications on alternative therapies for pain management. Dr. Natalie May is a faculty member at the UVA Center for Appreciative Practices and also serves as the project director for Call to Health, a new initiative devoted to improving the health of African American women with diabetes.
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Acknowledgments / vii Part One: Background Chapter 1: Introduction / 3 Chapter 2: What Is Wisdom? / 11 Chapter 3: Posttraumatic Growth / 27 Part Two: The Path through Adversity Chapter 4: Acceptance / 43 Chapter 5: Stepping In / 59 Chapter 6: Integration / 77 Chapter 7: New Narrative / 97 Chapter 8: Wisdom / 115 Part Three: What Helps: Sage Advice from the Field Chapter 9: Finding Community / 137 Chapter 10: Gratitude and Compassion / 151 Chapter 11: Quiet Reflection, Meditation, and Mindfulness / 165 Chapter 12: Doing Something 181 Chapter 13: Spirituality, Forgiveness, and Doing the Right Thing / 197 Chapter 14: Choosing Wisdom / 215 Questions for Reflection and Discussion / 221 References / 229 Index / 241
