Last week I heard on BBC radio that the National Health Service in England is instructing doctors to prescribe self-help books. The radio presenter seemed a little aghast at this idea and pressed a doctor by asking something along the lines of, “So you’re saying that you think that people will respond well to a doctor basically telling them that...
As I travel with our film, "Battle for Brooklyn", I also discuss our current ongoing project "Story of Pain". At a recent screening in San Jose I mentioned the film and the fact that it focuses on Dr. John E. Sarno. David Lang, a silent film enthusiast from Santa Rosa, CA approached me after the film to let me know...
I think a lot about point of view, and about how deeply our point of view affects us. For the most part our present thoughts sit upon a network of assumed truths, and those pre-conscious ideas serve as the foundation for all that we are consciously aware of. We thrive on stability and certainty and therefore often quickly (an unconsciously)...
There are really two ways to tell issue based stories, the general and the personal/specific, and often these two forms are combined. The general, broad overview, deals with larger numbers, which means that the statistics about these situations hold profound realities. The personal example though give us a way to connect on an emotional level with people affected by the...
Howard's Appearance On Larry King Live. 8/13/99. Howard was a guest on CNN's Larry King Live TV show last night at 9pm. He was doing a favor for his favorite doctor, Dr. John Sarno. Howard has praised Sarno in the past for helping cure his chronic back pain. Sarno was the main guest on Larry King Live along with Howard, Defense...
At Storyofpain.com we are going to start posting a lot of stories and information about pain in relation to our work in progress documentary about chronic pain and the work of Dr. John E. Sarno. To kick off the site I'd like to start with a short meditation on the idea of giving thanks. As the Christmas season swings into high...