Title: The heart speaks : a cardiologist reveals the secret language of healing /
Authors: Guarneri, Mimi.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Heart Diseases Psychosomatic aspects; Heart Psychological aspects.; Heart Psychophysiology; Integrative medicine.; Heart; Heart Diseases psychology; Psychophysiology
Abstract: An evaluation of the multi-faceted role of the heart considers its representation of emotions and spirituality, drawing on recent studies to reveal that the heart has its own intelligence and memory and operates independently from the brain.
Contents: Part 1 : The myth of the mechanical pump -- 1. The unexamined heart -- 2. A heart, a spleen, a leaking valve -- Part 2 : The language of the heart -- 3. The fog of stress -- 4. Echoes of anger -- 5. The landscape of depression -- 6. Sacred revelations -- 7. The persistence of grief -- Part 3 : Beyond the physical heart -- 8. The little brain -- 9. Universal heart -- 10. Toward compassionate medicine -- Notes -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments.