In 'Brave New Medicine', Dr. Cynthia Li shares her personal struggle with an autoimmune thyroid condition and her journey to find healing beyond the limitations of conventional medicine. Drawing on cutting-edge science, ancient healing arts, and intuition, she offers a new perspective on healing that addresses the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.
In this inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani recounts her battle with cancer, her near-death experience, and her rapid recovery. The book covers her childhood in Hong Kong, her struggles with cultural and religious expectations, and her epiphany during the NDE that she had the power to heal herself. Moorjani shares her insights on illness, healing, fear, and the true magnificence of every human being, emphasizing that we are spiritual beings having a human experience and that we are all connected.
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Navigating illness—whether it's our own or that of someone we deeply love—is one of life’s greatest challenges. It can shake our foundations, test our resilience, and bring uncertainty to even the most grounded lives. But amid the struggle, illness also holds the potential to awaken us—to deepen our understanding of the body, sharpen our intuition, and reconnect us to something greater than ourselves.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re bringing you a special compilation episode featuring Dhru’s conversations with top experts on near-death experiences and how these profound moments can become portals to healing, clarity, and deep self-discovery.
Anita Moorjani shares the life-changing lessons and mindset shifts she experienced during her coma, and how her near-death experience transformed the way she lives today.
Dr. Cynthia Li opens up about her journey with autoimmune illness and the limitations of a traditional medical system that often waits until symptoms are severe before taking action. She explains why it’s essential to create space between your identity and your diagnosis, and highlights the key pillars that guided her path to healing.
Anita Moorjani is a renowned author and spiritual speaker known for her transformative journey beyond the brink of death. Anita battled end-stage cancer before experiencing a remarkable near-death experience (NDE) that shifted her perspective on life. Her bestselling memoir, “Dying to Be Me,” chronicles her profound journey and miraculous healing.
Dr. Cynthia Li has practiced as an internist in settings as diverse as Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital, and St. Anthony Medical Clinic, serving the homeless. Her personal health challenges led her to integrative and Functional Medicine, and she currently has a private practice in Berkeley, CA. She is the author of Brave New Medicine: A Doctor’s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness.
In this episode, Dhru and his guests explore:
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What Anita experienced during her coma and the feeling of unconditional love (2:40)
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Lessons from beyond (9:40)
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The freedom and challenge of returning to the status quo (14:51)
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Dhru’s personal story about the passing of a loved one (19:56)
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When Dr. Li discovered she was suffering from an autoimmune condition (35:46)
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The limitations of traditional diagnoses (43:56)
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Why we need to create space between ourselves and our diagnosis (45:56)
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One of the first steps Dr. Li took toward healing (52:23)
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How she learned to tune into her intuition and let it guide her recovery (56:07)
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The key pillars that played a crucial role in her healing (1:00:16)
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The transformative impact of qigong on her journey (1:03:22)
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Hitting rock bottom—for the second time (1:05:46)
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