You Are What You Say
The Proven Program that Uses the Power of Language to Combat Stress, Anger, and Depression
"Why are you sick?" This question, posed in compassion by his grandmother Minnie after a childhood incident plunged him into illness, stayed with Dr. Matthew Budd throughout his lifetime in medicine. As a teacher and physician at Harvard for more than thirty years, he repeatedly asked his patients this question. He found, remarkably, that it often unlocked memories, secrets, anger, resentments, and fears that had played crucial roles in their illnesses.
As he encouraged his patients to reflect on their lives and habitual behavior, they often shifted from being trapped in suffering to designing a life of wellness and profound personal change for themselves, no matter what their circumstances. Their experiences led Dr. Budd to develop the Ways to Wellness…
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August 14, 2001Matthew Budd, MD, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School for 20 years before retiring, was the architect for the first Behavioral Medicine department at the Harvard Community Health Plan and the developer of the revolutionary Ways to Wellness program, which is now marketed nationally as the Personal Health Improvement Program. His work has been featured on National Public Radio, in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and in numerous articles in medical literature. He lives in Boston with his wife, Rosalind, and his dogs, Otto and Zeke.
