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Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was educated at Loyola University, the University of Virginia and Christ Church, Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career, she entered religious life in 1985. For 22 years until her early death from cancer she guided the young nuns of her abbey with enthusiasm, wisdom and wit.
The spirituality to be found in the pages of this book demonstrates to the reader why her influence should have been so great and so deep. Her notes to the novices deal with issues of relevance to a world beyond the cloister: What is the meaning of suffering? How do we cope with living with people who annoy us? How do we relate to a God we cannot see? How do we make the big decisions of life?
Sister Mary David's teaching was both profound and intensely practical, suffused with faith in God's joy in our work, leisure, community and family life but above all in our view and understanding of ourselves. This book, with an introduction by Abbot Erik Varden OCSO (author of The Shattering of Loneliness) shows us how to realize the Joy that is God.
Do not be deceived by the academic sounding title of this book. The
reality may be a delightful surprise. While few may be familiar
with the personality of these people and their community, a large
window is opened upon it by this author who, avoiding a mere
collection of excerpts from their published works, takes the reader
instead to their letters, homilies and personal reflections. The
result is a glimpse of a spirit of Solesmes which is not so much
about the intellectual production and revival of this famous
community and its foundations, but about the spirit which sustained
them through some great trials. After a summary of the history of
the Solesmes family and its many trials, the author presents short
quotes from each of the three central figures gathered around
particular themes, which are introduced by a clear and concise
summary of their perspective on the topic. While the chapter
introductions may be read for information about such topics as
liturgy, Mary and contemplation, the short quotes are best enjoyed
as lectio and the wisdom in them is abundant.
Sometimes one simple gesture can make someone's day. Marjorie
merely writes a note and releases it inside a balloon but forever
changes a life. Fasten up and float along to discover how one
creative balloon experiment turns into a blessing for another.
It is estimated that forty-five to fifty percent of all Americans
will suffer a mental disorder at some time during their lives.
Increasingly, the treatment for these disorders is management with
one or more psychiatric drugs, often prescribed by general
practitioners. In Pillaged Ronald William Maris evaluates the
psychiatric medications commonly used to treat several major types
of psychiatric disorders - including depression and mood disorders,
bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic disorders -
asking "do they work as advertised?" and, more importantly, "are
they safe?" Answers to these questions are more ambiguous than we
might think, Maris explains, because drug manufacturers tend to
minimize the adverse effects of their products. Furthermore, the
underlying neurobiological theories of how psychiatric drugs work
are complex, poorly understood, and often conflicting. Still
Americans spend tens of billions of dollars a year on
antidepressants and antipsychotics alone. While Maris questions the
rampant prescribing of psychiatric medications especially in young
people, Pillaged does not suggest that anyone cavalierly
discontinue potentially beneficial psychiatric medications without
the advice of a qualified mental health professional. The book
acknowledges that psychiatric medications are often necessary in
treating some psychiatric conditions, but it reminds readers of
medication's potential for degrading one's quality of life,
contributing to self-destructive behaviors, and even leading to
death in a vulnerable minority of patients. Maris advocates an open
and honest discussion of data on psychiatric drugs, their effects,
and their dangers, and he reminds readers of available alternative,
nondrug treatments for psychiatric disorders. By reviewing the
history and effects of medications for mental disorders, Maris
hopes to educate health care consumers and prescribers to make
careful, informed decisions about the treatment of psychiatric
disorders.
It is estimated that forty-five to fifty percent of all Americans
will suffer a mental disorder at some time during their lives.
Increasingly, the treatment for these disorders is management with
one or more psychiatric drugs, often prescribed by general
practitioners. In Pillaged Ronald William Maris evaluates the
psychiatric medications commonly used to treat several major types
of psychiatric disorders - including depression and mood disorders,
bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic disorders -
asking "do they work as advertised?" and, more importantly, "are
they safe?" Answers to these questions are more ambiguous than we
might think, Maris explains, because drug manufacturers tend to
minimize the adverse effects of their products. Furthermore, the
underlying neurobiological theories of how psychiatric drugs work
are complex, poorly understood, and often conflicting. Still
Americans spend tens of billions of dollars a year on
antidepressants and antipsychotics alone. While Maris questions the
rampant prescribing of psychiatric medications especially in young
people, Pillaged does not suggest that anyone cavalierly
discontinue potentially beneficial psychiatric medications without
the advice of a qualified mental health professional. The book
acknowledges that psychiatric medications are often necessary in
treating some psychiatric conditions, but it reminds readers of
medication's potential for degrading one's quality of life,
contributing to self-destructive behaviors, and even leading to
death in a vulnerable minority of patients. Maris advocates an open
and honest discussion of data on psychiatric drugs, their effects,
and their dangers, and he reminds readers of available alternative,
nondrug treatments for psychiatric disorders. By reviewing the
history and effects of medications for mental disorders, Maris
hopes to educate health care consumers and prescribers to make
careful, informed decisions about the treatment of psychiatric
disorders.
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