Consciously Female: How to Listen to Your Body and Your Soul for a Lifetime of Healthier Living

by Tracy W. Gaudet, Paula Spencer, Andrew Weil

In this revolutionary new book, Dr. Tracy Gaudet, director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, shares her remarkable vision of a new way of looking at self and wellness, which will change the way women think about their bodies, their health, and their lives.

Through her own personal journey as well as her work with thousands of women as an Ob-Gyn, Dr. Gaudet knows that being able to tap into the spiritual, emotional, and cyclical realities of female life has a powerful effect on health and well-being. Yet she has found that many women are “unconscious” of the intimate connections between these realms. Now Dr. Gaudet explains to women how to reconnect their bodies and their souls, in order to become “consciously female.” Using her experience in integrative medicine, which draws on the best of both alternative and conventional Western practices, she offers mind-body techniques that will give you a deeper understanding of the inner workings of your body, and access to your unique feminine wisdom.

By helping you make the best possible choices to support your health and wellness, the process of becoming “consciously female” will enrich and empower your life, day to day, week to week, year to year.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Health, Womens, Psychology, Reference, Spirituality

448 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is an amazing book - i've been living with it for months already but i know it will be my companion in the years ahead - the thing i'm most astounded about it is that it is absolutely packed full of all the most useful and helpful advice i've ever come across - and it's all very reasonable too, not way out, just based on solid research and common sense - it gathers together the best in holistic integrative healthcare advice for women, focusing on each stage of life from menarche to meopause and beyond, including essential advice on the 'five centres of wellbeing': movement, nutrition, mind, spirit and sensation/sexuality - i would not hesitate to recommend this to all my female friends, especially if health is an issue for you, but it is really about making the most of the life you have - living life to the full!

[Toni · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting model on how women can live more conscientiously at every life stage, focusing on movement, nutrition, mind, spirit and sensation. A little outdated as it was published in 2004, but still useful.

[GL · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt that the author needed to decide which side of the fence she sits on. In one paragraph she would be saying we should take responsibility for our own bodies and health. In the next she was suggesting we go off to the doctor for a battery of screening tests. This, I felt, led to the book being confused and schizophrenic at times. However, I put this down to the fact that the author is American and female bodies appear to be a great deal more medicalised than in the UK. In this way, I would fully support any attempt the author is making to pull away from this way of thinking. Did enjoy parts of the book but have read others on the subject which I've felt were much better.