The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.
Terrie Duda Harris, DOM
Terri Duda Harris is an acupuncturist from Santa Fe, NM. She is a 2002 graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine--New York and a volunteer with AWB, Coordinating AWB's Military Stress Recovery Project.