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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAIN: A WAKE UP CALL TO HEAL OURSELVES AND OUR EARTH NEW YORK, NY, May 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The book by Barbara Altemus, The Gift of Pain, Transforming Hurt Into Healing, features global healers, doctors, visionaries, creative artists and peacemakers sharing their life stories, perceptions and experiences of moving through pain. Ancient, modern and alternative healing ways are insightfully discussed and Ms. Altemus' life story weaves the book together. Contributors include Nobel Peace Prize Winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Martin Sheen, Ela Gandhi, Goldie Hawn, Isabel Allende, Dick Gregory, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, IyanlaVanzant, and Deepak Chopra, among others. Learning to heal and transform our personal pain affects our well-being and also the health of the environment. We are interconnected and interdependent. We need to be able to feel our feelings in a way that does not hurt ourselves or anyone else. We need to keep from becoming numb to what is in our hearts. Then we can make healthy choices, not only for ourselves, but for the earth and future generations. "Many people go to extraordinary lengths to avoid pain, often sacrificing the quality of their lives to do so," says Ms. Altemus, who has worked in the healing arts for more than 25 years. "They don't understand that pain can be used as a catalyst to help us transform our consciousness and live our lives in a more meaningful and joyous manner." The Gift of Pain, often poignant, always insightful, helps people transform their painful responses to challenges in their lives. Through these stories, Ms. Altemus demonstrates what is possible and awakens the reader's own potential to overcome struggle and suffering. By drawing on themes such as loss, addiction, separation and divorce, failure, lack of community and loss of homeland, these contributors share their personal experiences of how moving through pain, ultimately leads to healing, spiritual deepening and even joy. "While writing this book," Ms. Altemus says, "I was given the opportunity to share stories of healing with people from around the world, and we were able to shed light on our experiences in healing and transformation. We recognized that in our diversity, we are intensely interconnected and interdependent. It is so important to remember our sacred connection with each other and to all living beings…this is true strength and well-being." Ms. Altemus currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with her daughter, Imani. She is a full-time writer, family therapist and life coach. Ms. Altemus also speaks nationally and internationally and leads workshops based on The Gift of Pain. The environment, sustainability, social justice and global peace are some of the areas she focuses on. For more information, please visit www.thegiftofpain.com.
To schedule an interview with Barbara Altemus or to request a review copy of The Gift of Pain, please contact Barbara Altemus at 808-590-2294 or baltemus@aol.com
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