Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a
Happier, More Meaningful Life.
1. What really inspired you to write
your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience and conveying it into
a book? In my profession, there is a long-standing divide
between science and spirituality. My
book was my effort to reconcile this seeming dichotomy by highlighting the
science behind spirituality, sharing my own personal healing journey, and
describing my work with patients in my psychiatry private practice. The main idea of my book is that often the
ailments we experience in life result from a disconnection from our own
soul. Our souls are the blueprint we bring
into this world of how we are meant to grow, change, evolve, transform, and
meaningfully contribute to humankind over the course of our lives. Once we
learn to hear our soul’s whispers and uncover its deepest longings, it will
guide us to a life of meaning and fulfillment. For this reason, I
believe complete healing involves more than a clinical outcome or bringing a
set of symptoms into remission. True
healing and lasting fulfillment require a spiritual transformation and
reconnection to one’s soul.
2. What is it about and whom do you
believe is your targeted reader? I
am writing this book for introspective seekers who are just beginning a journey
of introspection and those who have done a lot of work on themselves over the
years, perhaps in therapy, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, various forms of
medication, or other modes of self-help. Despite being better off than where
you started, you may still find yourself falling short of true healing and
fulfillment. If you are reading these words, maybe you feel an emptiness in
your life that you do not know how to satiate. You may look like you “have it
all,” yet deep down—in those rare moments when your defenses fall away and you
stand naked, honest, and alone before yourself—you return to a sad and lonely
place, aware of a deep inner void and with no idea how to fill it. This book
will give you a road map to healing the old obstacles that have plagued you and
cultivating new ways of living in the world that will change your point of
view. It will help you tune in and listen to the voice of your soul, your best
friend and greatest guide.
3. What do you hope will be the
everlasting thoughts for readers who finish your book? What should remain with them long after
putting it down? I share the story of my process with
readers in hopes that some of what they read here will resonate in their own
lives. Perhaps my story is not just “my” story, but is a part of “our”
story—the human journey toward finding our true selves and our unique places in
this world. By cultivating authenticity, aligning with our soul, and embracing
our interconnectedness, I hope my book will enable readers to take their first
step toward greater fulfillment.
4. What advice or words of wisdom do
you have for fellow writers? My advice to fellows
writers is to surrender to the writing process…recognize that you not fully and
completely in control of writing this book, but are instead a channel for this
information to come through you from the divine source, whether that be God, a
collective consciousness, the Universe, or something else entirely. In your writing, let yourself be inspired by
synchronicity and go with the inspiration as it comes…
Dr.
Anna Yusim is a board-certified psychiatrist with a private practice in New
York City's Upper East Side. During her studies at Stanford University, she worked
as a neurobiology researcher studying the effects of stress on the brain in the
laboratory of Dr. Robert Sapolsky PhD. After
completing her studies at Stanford, Yale Medical School and the NYU Residency
Training Program in Psychiatry, Dr. Yusim felt that something was missing from
her life. In her quest to find it, she traveled, lived and worked in over 50
countries, while studying Kabbalah, learning Buddhist meditation and working
with South American shamans and Indian gurus.
Her book, Fulfilled, integrates
the tenets of Western medicine, psychology and neurobiology with the universal
spiritual principles Dr. Yusim learned in her own personal journey to
fulfillment. For more info, see: www.annayusim.com.
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