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Erica M. Elliott

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Born

in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, The United States

Website

https://www.ericaelliottmd.com/

Twitter

@EricaElliottMD

Genre

Memoir, Spirituality, Travel

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January 2013

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Erica came to medicine later than most medical students, after pursuing other careers and
interests. She taught grade school on the Navajo Reservation where she learned to speak the
Navajo language and was able to cross the cultural divide and enter a world that white people
never see. She returned many years later to serve the Navajo people as a doctor.

While serving in the Peace Corps in South America, she joined an all-male climbing club and
scaled some of the highest glaciated mountains in the western hemisphere. She was the first
American woman to reach the summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western

hemisphere. On one of the mountains in Ecuador with several adjacent peaks, she did a first
ascent of one of those peaks which was ...more

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Average rating: 4.5 · 743 ratings · 606 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life among the Navajo People by Erica M. Elliott (Goodreads Author), Joan Borysenko (Foreword) 4.42 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Doctor to Healer: The Mountain Lion’s Gift 4.56 avg rating — 203 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Mountains to Medicine: Scaling the Heights in Search of My Calling (The Healer's Path, Book 2) 4.57 avg rating — 184 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Healer's Path (3 books)
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4.49 avg rating — 744 ratings

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Erica Elliott liked Amanda Williams's review of From Doctor to Healer: The Mountain Lion’s Gift: " This book is a powerful and deeply moving exploration of what it truly means to heal. Dr. Erica Elliott masterfully blends her medical background with personal experience, offering readers a rare and honest perspective on the limitations of conventio" Read more of this review »
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Erica Elliott liked Jane Brandy's review of From Doctor to Healer: The Mountain Lion’s Gift: "From Doctor to Healer is an inspiring conclusion to Erica Elliott's memoir trilogy. It thoughtfully combines medical experience, personal transformation, and holistic healing into a compelling narrative. The author raises important questions about th" Read more of this review »
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Erica Elliott liked Joel Olatoye's review of From Doctor to Healer: The Mountain Lion’s Gift: "An inspiring and deeply personal memoir. I like how Erica Elliott blends her medical background with her spiritual journey and experiences with patients. The mountain lion encounter adds a fascinating layer to the story, while the struggles with conv" Read more of this review »
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“Without moving, I opened my eyes, and—Oh My God, I am being sniffed by a mountain lion, inches from my face!”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

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“Palmer teaches that in all sectors of life, success flows from creating personal connections that are “soul to soul,” rather than “role to role.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

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“Believe me, this woman has grit.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

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