Uncovering freedom: a story of empowerment

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Published: Jun 7, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v3i2.112
Keywords:
empowerment, integrative medicine, food anxiety

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Vincent Joseph Minichiello
University of Wisconsin, Madison Family Medicine Residency Program

Abstract

This article tells the story of a woman suffering from food anxiety and unintentional weight loss and how shifting to an empowerment-based model of care led her onto a path of health and healing.

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Minichiello, V. J. (2016). Uncovering freedom: a story of empowerment. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v3i2.112
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): Healing in Western Medicine
Section
The Clinician's Art

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Author Biography

Vincent Joseph Minichiello, University of Wisconsin, Madison Family Medicine Residency Program

Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Resident

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