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Healing A Broken Heart

Author : Sarah La Saulle
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 : 9780743222181
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Healing A Broken Heart written by Sarah La Saulle and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 2003-03-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of a love is a nearly universal emotional crisis, whether the end is divorce, desertion, or a mutually agreed-upon separation. At first, friends and family are there to offer a shoulder to cry on, but after a few months there's an expectation that we just need to get over the crisis and move on. Thus, unprocessed, painful feelings are buried, leaving us numb. Or we repeat damaging relationship patterns over and over again. The situation doesn't have to be like that. Healing a Broken Heart guides those of us grieving for a lost love through four metaphorical seasons of recovery with provocative questions -- and journal pages on which to respond -- to help move us forward. The four seasons serve as powerful metaphors for the stages of the grieving process. Summer is the season for charting the course of a relationship: remembering hopes and expectations, the warning signs that went unheeded. During autumn, journalers accept the reality of breaking up and acknowledge things about the relationship that didn't serve their needs. Winter brings the pain of grief over the profound loss. Finally, spring -- and, with it, renewal -- invites readers to examine and understand how their family history may have affected their past relationships. Punctuated throughout with poems and moving meditations, the thoughtful, interactive approach of this book offers the time and space we all need to heal when our hearts are broken.

How to Heal a Broken Heart Journal

Author : Ambrosia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648746881
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book How to Heal a Broken Heart Journal written by Ambrosia and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many things can break our hearts. Relationships break up. Friendships dissolve. Death can take a parent, a partner, a child. And, the loss breaks something in us. The only way out of heartache is to journey into and beyond it. Here, you have a safe place to explore and release the thoughts and feelings that can be hard to share with others. So, cry, sob, write, scribble and dance with it - until it is done. With a space to acknowledge, feel and express the awful ache within, you can begin to find your path through the labyrinth of sorrow and start to heal your hope and restore your tender heart. This journal-style workbook includes guidance, prompts and imagery to help you move beyond the pain and confusion of loss. With text, paintings and scribbles by someone who's been there and wants you to know, you are not alone.

Write Him Off

Author : Elizabeth N. Doyd
Publisher : Higher Self Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Write Him Off written by Elizabeth N. Doyd and published by Higher Self Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Get Over a Broken Heart? Try Journaling. It's an Effective, Proven Method of Releasing Pain on Paper. When it's down on the page, you can examine your emotions with more rationality. A journal is a safe place to express your honest thoughts and emotions without the risk of judgment from others. As you follow these writing prompts, you'll find that inner part of your soul emerging to guide you and give you the answers you didn't think you had. You’ll begin to understand why your relationship didn't work out, as well as uncover some of the insecurities and blockages to your happiness, and how to find the gifts and lesson in your current state of pain and recovery. Coping with a breakup or divorce is a challenging time and everyone heals at their own pace. This book gives you 30 journal prompts to get to the heart of the matter and help you speed up the recovery process. Each one begins with an inspirational quote from great men and women of the past and present You can do the journal prompts consecutively, or you can pace them by taking breaks between the days if you find the work to be emotionally heavy. A relationship consists of two people, which is why this book is divided into two sections: 15 prompts about your ex, and 15 that focuses on you. By doing this work, you'll be taking the steps to: ♥Let go of your ex ♥Uncover what made you incompatible ♥Why you were attracted to him in the first place ♥Analyze your true beliefs about love ♥How to be more positive in love and in life ♥Find out what REALLY makes you happy in a romantic relationship ♥How to take care of yourself and fulfill your own happiness and be less needy ♥How to create a healthy, inter-dependent relationship the next time around Whether it's letting go of a first love or healing from a nasty divorce, letting go of an ex is the first step in attracting your TRUE soulmate into your life. Buy the book and get started with this work today.

How to Heal a Broken Heart in 30 Days

Author : Howard Bronson
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0767911350
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book How to Heal a Broken Heart in 30 Days written by Howard Bronson and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2002-05-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It’s over. Now what?” Suffering from a broken heart? Afraid you’ll never get over this feeling of emptiness and loss? You can, and with the help of this easy-to-follow program of action, you will. Follow Howard Bronson and Mike Riley as they lead you through their thirty-day plan for recovering from your broken heart. They will guide you through a brief period of mourning for your loss, and then the process of rebuilding yourself and your life. You are encouraged to enjoy good memories of the relationship that’s just ended, while remembering the reasons for the breakup. You will learn to take responsibility for your own emotions, face your fears, and ultimately to seek new people and new experiences. Find out: ·How and why to cry ’til dry ·Good ways to beat loneliness ·Why it pays to forgive your ex ·How to "let go" of old memories and resentments How to Heal a Broken Heart in 30 Days prescribes a wide array of tested and proven insights and exercises. After thirty days of active self-restoration, your heart will be healed and whole again–and you’ll be ready for anything. Of course, your feelings of grief, hurt, or shame may come and go. But in less than a month, you can be ready to deal with life's new challenges with a positive sense of emotional balance you may never have had before.

The Heartbreak Journal

Author : Lauren Carrión
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578866932
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book The Heartbreak Journal written by Lauren Carrión and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartbreak journal was designed as a tool to support you in processing heartbreak. Whether it's the end of a recent relationship or one that you never had the opportunity to process, this journal has prompts and exercises that dig deep into helping you explore the core beliefs you hold around relationships.

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Author : Rosie Green
Publisher : Orion Spring
ISBN 13 : 1398701319
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book How to Heal a Broken Heart written by Rosie Green and published by Orion Spring. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The poster girl for divorce.' The Times 'If you've ever had your heart broken (and who hasn't) Rosie Green's How to Heal a Broken Heart is your best friend. Honest, comforting and hopeful.' MARIAN KEYES 'I love Rosie Green's writing.' ELIZABETH DAY 'Brilliant. One of the few books that I've found that really describes what a broken heart feels like. It touched so many nerves.' VANESSA FELTZ 'It reduced me to tears.' EMMA BARNETT, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 'It wasn't a conscious uncoupling. I had my heart ripped out and stamped on.' When Rosie Green's husband walked out after 26 years together, he declined to leave a forwarding address. Instead, he left a devastated woman who turned into someone she barely recognised: unable to eat or sleep, and so desperate to keep her family together she'd sacrifice her sense of self - and her dignity. She thought she'd never get over it. But she did. And so can you. This is the frank, uplifting and insightful book Rosie wished she could have found when her whole world fell apart. Here's your guide to getting through it - with advice from the experts, with the help of your friends, with a deliciously dark sense of humour and, for Rosie, with some highly inappropriate sex advice from her pre-teen daughter. Let her brilliantly honest handbook show how you can heal faster, understand yourself better and move on. How to Heal a Broken Heart doesn't sugarcoat it - heartbreak brings you to your knees. But, sometimes, it also gives you a necessary shove towards a happier, more fulfilled life than you ever dreamed was possible.

How to Fix a Broken Heart

Author : Guy Winch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501120131
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book How to Fix a Broken Heart written by Guy Winch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine if we treated broken hearts with the same respect and concern we have for broken arms? Psychologist Guy Winch urges us to rethink the way we deal with emotional pain, offering warm, wise, and witty advice for the broken-hearted. Real heartbreak is unmistakable. We think of nothing else. We feel nothing else. We care about nothing else. Yet while we wouldn’t expect someone to return to daily activities immediately after suffering a broken limb, heartbroken people are expected to function normally in their lives, despite the emotional pain they feel. Now psychologist Guy Winch imagines how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotion—if only we can understand how heartbreak works, we can begin to fix it. Through compelling research and new scientific studies, Winch reveals how and why heartbreak impacts our brain and our behavior in dramatic and unexpected ways, regardless of our age. Emotional pain lowers our ability to reason, to think creatively, to problem solve, and to function at our best. In How to Fix a Broken Heart he focuses on two types of emotional pain—romantic heartbreak and the heartbreak that results from the loss of a cherished pet. These experiences are both accompanied by severe grief responses, yet they are not deemed as important as, for example, a formal divorce or the loss of a close relative. As a result, we are often deprived of the recognition, support, and compassion afforded to those whose heartbreak is considered more significant. Our heart might be broken, but we do not have to break with it. Winch reveals that recovering from heartbreak always starts with a decision, a determination to move on when our mind is fighting to keep us stuck. We can take control of our lives and our minds and put ourselves on the path to healing. Winch offers a toolkit on how to handle and cope with a broken heart and how to, eventually, move on.

Coming Apart

Author : Daphne Rose Kingma
Publisher : Conari Press
ISBN 13 : 1573247294
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Coming Apart written by Daphne Rose Kingma and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Next to the death of a loved one, the ending of a relationship is the most painful experience most people will ever go through. Coming Apart is a first aid kit for getting through the ending. It is a tool that will enable you to live through the end of your relationship with your self-esteem intact.Daphne Rose Kingma, the undisputed expert on matters of the heart, explores the critical facets of relationship breakdowns:Love myths: why we are really in relationshipsThe life span of loveHow to get through the endingHow to create a personal workbook for finding resolutionTime does a lot to heal our broken hearts, but really understanding what transpired in each of our relationships is what allows us to finally let go and move on.Replaces ISBN 9781573245470

Rhythms of Broken Hearts

Author : J. Anthony Gomes
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030773825
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Rhythms of Broken Hearts written by J. Anthony Gomes and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the history, manifestations, and treatment of heart disease and heart rhythm disorders. In addition, it covers the effects on the lives of patients, coping mechanisms, and relationships with doctors, family, religion, and death. The book uniquely intersects the fields of medicine, literature, science, and art. Chapters begin by familiarizing the reader with the historical aspects of manifestations and treatment – discussing both scientific and psychological aspects of the disease. Chapters also discuss the evolution of several treatment modalities. Every chapter of the book contains interesting and evocative patient stories and their treatment. Rhythms of Broken Hearts will be of interest to a wide spectrum of health care practitioners as well as to patients and related family members with interest in understanding their symptoms and disease entity. _____________________________________________________________________ In Rhythm of Broken Hearts, Dr. Gomes distills a multifaceted perspective with a unique story that knits history, physiology, emotion, and wisdom.Jonathan L. Halperin, M.D. If you ever have a broken heart -- romantic or medical -- you will be totally absorbed in this dazzling multicultural read. Grace Schulman Dr. Gomes’s affinity and empathy for his patients and their stories narrated in this book, make universal the experiences of illness that we all must navigate at some point in our lives.Jeremy N. Ruskin, MD

Learning How to Heal a Broken Heart

Author : Marvin Scholz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781700323316
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Learning How to Heal a Broken Heart written by Marvin Scholz and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have yet to meet someone who has not been heartbroken at least once in their life. It happens to us all, more often than not, it'll happen more than once. We get heartbroken, we get disappointed, we get rejected. It's part of life. We live in a world with flawed humans who fail us and make mistakes. Many of our dreams are wrapped up in these humans, and because of that, brokenness is just a part of living on this earth. It's a price of admission to this life and something which we all must pay. We can't always control the situation or the outcome for that matter. But we can control how we respond to the devastating blow when heartbreak strikes. In this book, I will go over all the ways one can truly heal from heartbreak. Dealing with the pain that comes with it, the struggle, the insecurities, disappointment, and the rejection. I will show you how to combat grief and how to endure the difficult road to becoming whole again. Heartbreak and disappointment, they change you; change how you eat, how you sleep, and how you interact with others. It shakes you to your very core. The essence of who you are. Recovering from such trauma can be an extremely lengthy and challenging process. If done incorrectly, you're not only prolonging your heartbreak but also risking long-term emotional damage. Add to the fact that most people don't even know what genuine healing really is, and then you understand why most people never truly accomplish it. In a world that leaves us broken many times over, we must excel in the process of healing. Healing is an art. An art that we must master if we want to live a truly fulfilling life. If we're going to create healthy, long-lasting relationships, then we have to learn how to heal fully, and in the right way from the ones that leave us broken. Because heartbreak isn't physical trauma where our bodies automatically know how to respond. No, I'm afraid with mental trauma, the healing process is far more complicated than that. And it's entirely up to us whether we heal or not. If your heart is heavy, if your soul is crushed, if you're suffocating in immeasurable grief and disappointment, I want you to take this book and let it be your lifeline for these troublesome times. Let me be the compass that will lead you out of this storm.

Yoga for a Broken Heart

Author : Michelle Paisley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1844099520
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Yoga for a Broken Heart written by Michelle Paisley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring yoga as a curative path for the hurt caused by the loss of a partner either through death, separation, or divorce, this guidebook uses meditation and poses to help during or during this painful and difficult period. By focusing on the seven emotional stages of separation and articulating how to move from the first to the last, the healing energies in this book--from gentle warm-up poses through more active asanas to final relaxation and meditation--offer positive therapy to anyone who is or has been involved in this painful situation. The personal stories in the first part of the book provide comfort and a sense of community.

Healing Through Movement: Getting Up After a Broken Heart

Author : Crista Gambrell, , LPC, CPT
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781534776197
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Healing Through Movement: Getting Up After a Broken Heart written by Crista Gambrell, , LPC, CPT and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breakups are never fun. They are generally sad, disappointing, and, for most people, painful. That's normal. Then there are the relationship endings that bring you to your knees. When the person you never imagined would hurt you walks away, it shakes you to your core, and for a time, threatens who you are. That's what this book is about. Not just heartbreak; it's about the process of getting back up.Using her personal story as well as the stories of several women she interviewed, Dr. Crista Gambrell delivers an honest reflection of how relational loss affects one's entire being. She also delivers a message of hope, sharing how she and others, not only recovered from relational loss, but transformed through the power of faith, friends, and fitness.

After the Breakup: a Self-Love Journal

Author : Lindsey Dortch Brock
Publisher : Rockridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781638070405
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book After the Breakup: a Self-Love Journal written by Lindsey Dortch Brock and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move beyond your breakup and bounce back stronger with self-love exercises A breakup can be devastating--no matter what side you're on--but with a little inspiration and introspection, you can heal and become the best version of yourself. This guided love journal will help you boost your self-esteem, tap into your inner strength, and reflect on root causes and behavior patterns after a breakup. You'll find prompts and exercises for each step of recovery--from coping immediately after the breakup to preparing for a healthier, happier next relationship and avoiding the dreaded backslide. Go beyond other self-help journals with: A breakup guide for all--This journal is designed for anyone experiencing a breakup, no matter your background or relationship type. Relatable entries--Discover 150 prompts, exercises, quotes, and anecdotes that help address key points on the healing journey, like identifying areas of self-improvement and compartmentalizing feelings. A stage-by-stage structure--Follow the guided format through every step of the process--from processing feelings to getting back out there. Put yourself first, process your breakup, and build healthier relationships with this self-love journal.

Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey

Author : Florence Williams
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324003499
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey written by Florence Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A Five Books "Best Literary Science Writing" Book of 2023 • A Smithsonian Best Science Book of 2022 • A Prospect Magazine Top Memoir of 2022 • A KCRW Life Examined Best Book of 2022 "Keen observer [and] deft writer" (David Quammen) Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own. When her twenty-five-year marriage suddenly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. But when she starts feeling physically sick, losing weight and sleep, she sets out in pursuit of rational explanation. She travels to the frontiers of the science of "social pain" to learn why heartbreak hurts so much—and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong. Soon Williams finds herself on a surprising path that leads her from neurogenomic research laboratories to trying MDMA in a Portland therapist’s living room, from divorce workshops to the mountains and rivers that restore her. She tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks while looking at pictures of her ex, and discovers that our immune cells listen to loneliness. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, she seeks out new relationships and ventures into the wilderness in search of an extraordinary antidote: awe. With warmth, daring, wit, and candor, Williams offers a gripping account of grief and healing. Heartbreak is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love.

Heart Healing

Author : Susyn Reeve
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633535894
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Heart Healing written by Susyn Reeve and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book serves as your personal heart healing coach to . . . free your heart and mind of the wounds of the past.” —Jamie Lynn Sigler, actress on The Sopranos Whatever the cause of your heartbreak—the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, a divorce, shattered dreams, a family feud, a life-threatening diagnosis, career turmoil, or past abuse that repeats over and over again—it is never too early or too late to courageously forgive and let go. Filled with stories, proven exercises, and powerful affirmations to free you from any resentment and anger you are holding towards yourself or others, this book offers potent opportunities for lasting, life-changing heart-healing. The “emotional clutter” of old resentments, grudges, guilt, and shame are blocks to love and a direct call for action. Readers will learn: The distinction between a closed and broken heartTo identify the specific beliefs that continue to activate your emotional wounds and unresolved angerHow to forgive yourself and others using the Deal-Heal-Forgive ProcessHow healing your heart contributes to healing the broken-heartedness in the world today. With wisdom gained from her own heartbreak story and decades of study with Joseph Campbell, Jean Houston, Robert Fritz, don Miguel Ruiz and thousands of clients and students, Susyn Reeve has written a refreshingly honest and practical guide to living a life of contentment, connection, and long-overdue love. “Heartbreak is a painful fact of life. Be prepared to free your heart, because you were born worthy.” —Nell Merlino, creator of Take Our Daughters to Work Day

To Heal a Wounded Heart

Author : Pilar Jennings
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834841037
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book To Heal a Wounded Heart written by Pilar Jennings and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early on in her clinical practice, psychoanalyst Pilar Jennings was presented with a particularly difficult case: a six-year-old girl who, traumatized by loss, had stopped speaking. Challenged by the limitations of her training to respond effectively to the isolating effect of childhood trauma, Jennings takes the unconventional path of inviting her friend Lama Pema—a kindly Tibetan Buddhist monk who experienced his own life-shaping trauma at a very young age—into their sessions. In the warm therapeutic space they create, the young girl slowly begins to heal. The result is a fascinating case study of the intersection of Western psychology and Buddhist teachings. Pilar’s story is for therapists, parents, Buddhists, or any of us who hold out the hope that even the deepest childhood wounds can be the portal to our capacity to love and be loved.

Broken Hearts

Author : David S. Jones
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN 13 : 1421415755
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Broken Hearts written by David S. Jones and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history illustrating the complexity of medical decision making and risk. Still the leading cause of death worldwide, heart disease challenges researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. Each day, thousands of patients and their doctors make decisions about coronary angioplasty and bypass surgery. In Broken Hearts David S. Jones sheds light on the nature and quality of those decisions. He describes the debates over what causes heart attacks and the efforts to understand such unforeseen complications of cardiac surgery as depression, mental fog, and stroke. Why do doctors and patients overestimate the effectiveness and underestimate the dangers of medical interventions, especially when doing so may lead to the overuse of medical therapies? To answer this question, Jones explores the history of cardiology and cardiac surgery in the United States and probes the ambiguities and inconsistencies in medical decision making. Based on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes.