Healing Purpose - by Mark David Topazian (Paperback)

About the Book

"In this book, physician and professor Mark Topazian seeks to help healthcare professionals find a renewed calling and refreshed joy in their work. He argues that careers are most satisfying when we recognize and embrace the spiritual aspect of the profession. Using stories from his work with patients and training healthcare workers around the world, he combines biblical perspective with practical advice for everyday situations. If you're suffering from compassion fatigue, this book will help you recover a larger perspective on your work-and help you decide what needs to change. If you're content professionally, this book will open your eyes to new ways to thrive. If you're a student or trainee learning a healthcare profession, this book offers a foundation for a fulfilling career"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Rediscover Meaning in Your Healthcare Career

Working in healthcare can be immensely satisfying, but it can also be challenging. As a doctor, nurse, dentist, therapist, or other practitioner, you find purpose in solving problems and helping sick people get better. In fact, that's probably why you chose healthcare in the first place. But your days are often filled with stress, responsibility, and face-to-face encounters with suffering. Maybe you're on the verge of burnout, or perhaps you're wondering if there's a deeper meaning to your daily tasks.

In Healing Purpose, physician and professor Mark Topazian helps you find satisfaction in your work by recognizing and embracing the spiritual aspects of your profession. He shows you how seeing God's presence at the point of care can bring joy, enhance your effectiveness, and renew your sense of purpose as a healthcare professional.

Using stories from his experience treating patients and traininghealthcare workers around the world, Topazian combines biblical perspectives with current research and practical advice for everyday situations. This book

• Explores what the Bible says about health, sickness, suffering, and healing
• Provides techniques for connecting with the spiritual dimension of patient care
• Explains how spiritual resources can help counter work-related weariness
• Features discussion questions and practical exercises at the end of each chapter

If you're a healthcare professional suffering from compassion fatigue, this book will help you recover a healthy perspective--and decide what needs to change. If you're content in your work, this book will open your eyes to the deeper purpose of your daily routine and new ways to thrive. If you're a healthcare student or trainee, this book offers a foundation for a fulfilling career. Transform your approach to your career and get your copy today.

Review Quotes

"Healing Purpose provides much-needed insight and awareness regarding the importance of addressing our patients and ourselves as whole beings--mind, body, and spirit. Too often, we feel unprepared to assess and address the spiritual needs of others. We close off these parts of ourselves as burnout and compassion fatigue take hold. This book fills in the gaps and provides a primer for balanced, whole-person care. It sees each of us for all that we are."

--Christy Secor, director and spiritual formation and prayer specialist for the Nurses Christian Fellowship

"Globally, training in the healthcare disciplines typically excludes the acknowledgement of God as Creator, source of all wisdom, and the ultimate healer. In Healing Purpose, Mark Topazian uses his personal experience, numerous references, and biblical truth to fill this gap in our understanding and practice of medical science. He provides a sound context for those who desire to practice their noble professions to their full potential in promoting health and caring for the sick, in the way God intended."

--Keith Michael, CEO of Healthcare Christian Fellowship International

About the Author

Mark Topazian is a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine. He has practiced and taught at Yale University, at the Mayo Clinic, and in multiple sub-Saharan African countries. He is a regular speaker at the Global Missions Health Conference and a Saline Process trainer, coaching healthcare professionals on the integration of faith and medical practice.