Add Christiane Northrup, MD to the Hay House/Oprah empire. See Oprah's Celeb Doctor thread. THis is like a monopoly of New Wage publishing - the same material gets recycled and re-packaged and a few at the top make a lot of money.
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I was completely surprised how easy it was to get a full refund, including the nonrefundable deposite, for the LF. At first, they ignored my phone calls, so I just kept calling. The representatives then started leaving messages at times I was not at home, so we played a little phone tag. I called them on it and mentioned something about their integrity. When Indira called me back (she's
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QuoteThe Anticult Put Eckhart Tolle on a 1 hour live TV show with some trained philosophers, and he would be toast. See - this is what no one notices. None of these imposters will ever sit down with the genuine philosopher, scientist, physician - expert. My Landmarkian doctor jumped through hoops to avoid being introduced to real physicians we met at The Prophets Conference in NYC. At th
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LOts of woo in the menopause books. Also, a quick Google found some very unhappy patients of CN, and one makes a very good point about the lack of accountability once a doctor changes venue from licensed physician to media mogul.
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And you don't want to miss this seminar with Dr. CN AND Wayne Dyer!!! Didn't realize Dr. N's books were being published by Hay House. Change Your Thoughts and Learn to Experience Pleasure, Prosperity and Fulfillment Beyond Your Wildest Dreams! Do you long to change your life and overcome your fears? Do you want to discover passion and your true calling? Are you afraid
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He was on an Oprah show with "Dr" Brian Weiss, who used to be a genuine psychiatrist until one of his patients, under hypnosis, went back in time through over 80 lives, and he believed her. So he gave up his practice and wrote Many Lives, Many Masters. Weiss lead the Oprah audience and Dr. Oz through some sort of hypnosis on one of the shows and Oz gives a biological explanation as
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I really wish Oprah would stay out of medicine. Many years ago, 1996 approx., I attended a conference at the Javitz Center where Dr. Christiane Northrup was a keynote speaker. She had some very interesting things to say and she had science to support her statements. Fast forward to 2005-ish and her books are interspersed with woo nonsense about chakras, and she's appearing on Oprah. I ne
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Inner Realm is a free publication filled with all kinds of articles and advertising for new wage practitionrs. It is entertaining reading. This article by Robin Gardner appeared in INNER REALM MAGAZINE, July 2004. Well, I’m sure over the years, you’ve heard your share of affirmations… “I am good enough”, “I am healthy and whole”, “I accept myself unconditionally” and the list goes on and o
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Thanks for your post, yutolia. I really hate seeing these people infiltrating the organizations that are supposed to be helping the most vulnerable.
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marriage encounter weekend. Wendy Mallick plays the therapist\guru. Very funny episode. Go to "Sob Story" and play video
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April 27, 2008 (Yahoo News) A Look Inside Local Cuddle Parties Reporting Mary Stoker Smith PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ¯ In today's non-stop rush to get here and there, maneuvering through a crowd of hundreds and in and out of lines of traffic, some people worry that they are losing touch with each other. Now as CBS 3's Mary Stoker-Smith reports there's a way to really reac
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I don't know about credit histories. I was talking about credibility - his standing among peers and society, education, accountability, and outcomes.
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Any legitimate naturopath would work with an oncologist. I've been through an ND nightmare of my own. Just by reading on a naturopath forum (www.pandamedicine.com), one can see the huge obstacles NDs are facing regarding credibility. When prospective students ask on this forum about potential salary, the common reply is that they can make X amount if they sell lots of supplements. Th
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Nettie, Thank you for your description of the Advanced Forum. I only did the Forum, but my sociopathic doc did many courses, and I recall him speaking of the things you described. I had a horrible dissociation and he furthered that by saying what I was going through was growth, that the things I was letting go weren't real. At that point, I still had no idea he was heavily involved in
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I live in a wealthy county in NJ (though I'm certainly not wealthy) but despite the $$$ here, there is a large homeless population. Due to some whistle-blowing on the part of an executive director who has run a small homeless drop-in center, the city has found "violations" and have closed her down. This comment was posted on that city's forum by a critic of this woman and he
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I was just about to send in my resume to this guy as his office is looking for a medical office manager. Then I caught the email address of bishopwomack.com. Wow! Funny how all these types never have any real information about themselves in the "About the Doctor" sections of their webpages. This guy actually uses his Bio section to see products. No mention of credentials, t
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QuotemindconcernAny massage therapist who says that you will receive any other benefit besides feeling nice or loosening up a muscle is pulling your leg. Any chiropractor who says they can do anything besides make your joints and tendons make a popping sound and MAYBE providing temporary relief from something that needs surgery or professional evaluation is pulling your leg. There's a
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Quotesonnie_dee Yes I know a fair amount about the landmark forum for children and young people. Essentially it is the same forum although alot of isn't needed or can be done quickly simply because children don't have the same life experiences and like it or not children brain wash easier then adults The forum for children is for kids aged 8 to 12 and young persons is for 12/13 to
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This all reminds me of my own experience with a naturopath who told me basically his life story. With what I know now, I know he was projecting his issues onto me and trying to fix himself. He used his story as a means of showing "empathy", so I would see that he understood what I was going through (this all based on a misdiagnosis made by him). I heard it all - how he was dumped in
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jj, Excellent points. I hear so many people who "believe" in their "healer" and do not question anything. I also see so many mainstream therapists who have fallen for crap like the Secret and the likes of Byron Katie (the therapist I saw in the aftermath of my quack recommended BK's books). Another poster here wrote that mainstream medical schools are offering New
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Quoteal3r So far I really find it good and am enjoying it quite a lot. He has said many times that he is not endorsing any specific religion. So I see no harm in helping us all live in the spirit and not in the head. The bible says to worship in Spirit and truth. And we must believe in our HEARTS. I see far too many Christians at my church just say Jesus, Jesus Jesus in their heads, yet t
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I've heard of people getting really sick when they make drastic, sudden changes in their diets. Especially when they go from a fast food diet to organic overnight... the shock to their systems is really dangerous, even deadly. I assumed that was what was happening to people. I really don't know. Haveing studied diets, natural, whole foods, food chemistry, etc. for years, I can safel
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vlinden, Your New Age Sociopath's behavior is an excellent example of "gaslighting" - trying to make you distrust yourself. My new age sociopathic naturopath did the exact same thing, except he was counseling patients and gaslighting them. They all go to the same training camp.
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From Yes on I-999! There is an epidemic striking American families. This epidemic is the teen "help" behavior modification industry. According to Rep. George Miller (D-CA) of the Congressional Education and Workforce Committee: “There is a laundry list of abuse of children at WWASPS schools: deprivation of food, deprivation of contact with their peers, physical abuse, mental
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Not knowing the doctor I went to was using Landmark "technology", looking back, after much research on Landmark, I see that he was very much into erasing the past. I was thinking exactly the same thing as you, John Fox, about False Memory Syndrome. Not only did he and Landmark put much effort into erasing the past, both built up a horrible history (rackets for not getting what you wa
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The other thing Landmark does, if they do get a waiver stating one might not be the best candidate, is they call that candidate and talk them out of their ailments. Or, they explain how Landmark is just the thing for depression and anxiety and they sort of compare and contrast those conditions to the raving lunatic "really" mentally ill people. Since they do not believe in therapists
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I did ask about Robin Gardner's credentials but that wasn't addressed in the agency's reply. I was a bit confused at the reply also - if it is free, presumably because the clients cannot afford to pay to view, then they are indeed building the Rolodex for the coach, no?
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After thanking me for my input on their programming, the women's agency sent me this reply.... We try to provide workshops and other programs that might stimulate individuals to make positive changes in their lives. I do not share your view that these two programs may be "harmful to people who are vulnerable and struggling". In providing these workshops we are trying to provi
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Looks like italics aren't working properly. For clarity, the excerpt my friend wrote begins with, "I told her that I HATED it that I felt so hurt by his antics ....", and ends with, "It was just a memory brought back to life. " I hope this provides some clarification.
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Correction: Italics should have stopped after the sentence, "It was just a memory brought back to life." My comments start right after. Sorry for the mix-up. Not sure how that happened outside the little italics markers.
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