Finding Heart in Art: A Surgeon's Renaissance Approach to Healing Modern Medical Burnout, Hardcover/Shawn C. Jones

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START ON THE PATH TO BURNOUT RECOVERY WITH BEAUTYIt's been said that art has the ability to heal wounds. By exposing ourinner selves to true beauty we can treat emotional scars and promotewellness. But can art actually help alleviate feelings of burnout?Dr. Shawn C. Jones thinks it can, and with Finding Heart in Art, heuses Renaissance paintings as a framework to explain how medicalprofessionals can manage fatigue. Through an appreciation of thebeautiful world around us, we can reconnect with our feelings andexperience gladness, anger, fear, sadness, hurt, and all the feelingsthat call you to full living. Your emotions are a reflection of your heart'sdesire--don't lose touch with them."As an emergency physician reflecting upon my own experience, Shawn'sstory strikes painfully close to home. In this time of growing cliniciandisillusionment and burnout, this timely work is valuable both to healersseeking their own journeys of redemption and their family, friends, andpatients who love and rely upon them."-- STEVEN J. STACK, MD, ER PHYSICIAN, LEXINGTON, KY"Finding Heart in Art is more than a book; it is a channel of grace thatmay save your life. For those experiencing burnout or a numbness tolife, rediscover what it means to connect with yourself, to be humanmade in the image of God, and to embrace beauty, creativity, andimagination all over again. Come and be transformed."-- ZACH FAY, CEO AND CREATOR OF LIGHTGLIDERS, ST. LOUIS, MO