Doctor of the Heart

"DOCTOR OF THE HEART" IS DOCTOR CONRAD W. BAARS' AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I TOTALLY ENJOYED READING IT. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT HITLER AND HIS ATTEMPTS AT EXTERMINATING THE JEWS. BUT I REALLY NEVER READ SOMETHING ABOUT A PERSON WHO THROUGH HIS LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND HIS FAITH IN GOD WAS ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE HORROR OF IT ALL AND AFTER THAT TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE BE ABLE TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE AS A PSYCHOLOGIST. I HAVE READ MANY OF DR. CONRAD BAARS BOOKS AND HE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND MY WAY OF THINKING ABOUT MY OWN DEAR ONES. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE ARE CHRISTIAN AND CATHOLIC PSYCHOLOGIST WHO THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE SCRIPTURES CAN HELP PEOPLE ATTAIN MENTAL HEALTH. HE WAS GOD'S INSTRUMENT ON THIS EARTH.

After reading other books authored or co-authored by Dr. Baars, (Healing the Unaffirmed - Baars & Terruwe; Born Only Once - Baars; Feeling & Healing Your Emotions - Baars) I enjoyed reading the extraordinary story of his life. The book relates details of how Conrad "Koert" Baars was involved in WWII and then imprisoned at the hands of the Nazis in Buchenwald Concentration Camp for almost two years. It shows how that experience had a powerful effect on the rest of his life and gives the background for his delving into the psychology of healing and affirmation. After discovering the works of Dr. Anna Terruwe and collaborating with her - together they brought to the world the understanding that every person needs affirmation and love. They introduced and promoted the concept of the healing of the *whole* person - mind, body, and spirit. I highly recommend this book and the others written by these authors. They promote the wholeness and well-being of all men and women.