The Joy Prescription Podcast: Healing Through Prayer: How Surrender & Stillness Lead to Serenity

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English - May 14, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB
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Welcome to Season 3 of The Joy Prescription Podcast!

We're delighted to interview pioneering individuals who are integrating faith into their work in their respective fields of healthcare, coaching, psychology, and ministry.

Today's guest is Donna Chacko, MD, a medical doctor who loves to share what she learned about healing during her decades practicing medicine and her long difficult marriage. Donna practiced radiation oncology and later family medicine. She and her first husband raised three daughters in Florida. After his death, she moved to Washington, DC, where she cared for the poor until 2013. Now retired, Donna lives in Maryland with her second husband and works in the ministry she founded, Serenity and Health. In September 2021 she was designated a Changemaker by the Institute for Lifestyle Medicine. Her book Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey, has won several awards including the 2022 Catholic Media Association book awards 1st Place, Marriage & Family Living; 1st Place, Self-Published Book; and Honorable Mention, Healing & Self Help.

During this interview, we explore the topic of healing, especially from the difficult or complicated parts of our journey, and the importance of creating time in our busy, "on-the-treadmill" paced lives, to connect with God, be still, surrender and heal. Donna introduces us to a key prayer practice that has transformed her life and deepened her connection with God. Listen to learn how you can integrate this method into your own daily rhythms. Donna's story of courage and resilience through trial and transition is inspiring and a beautiful reminder of God's ability to restore and heal if we simply open our hearts to the process.

Connect with Donna:

Website: https://www.serenityandhealth.com

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DonnaChacko

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/serenityandhealthdc

https://www.facebook.com/donna.chacko56

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnachacko

Resources mentioned in this episode:

contemplativeoutreach.org

Pilgrimage: A Doctor's Healing Journey

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