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Paul Tournier, the influential Swiss physician and author, explored the intersection of medicine, psychology, and spirituality in his insightful writings on holistic health and healing. Renowned for works like "The Meaning of Persons" and "The Healing of Persons," Tournier's holistic approach to medicine emphasizes the importance of treating patients as whole individuals, addressing not only their physical ailments but also their emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
"Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual."
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"At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance."
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"Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices."
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