Resume

• 2002

  Lewis E

  Mehl-Madrona

  University of Arizona

  Coyote Institute

  University of Saskatchewan

  Worked with Andrew Weil's Center for Integrative Medicine

  University of Arizona

  Coyote Institute

  Orono

  Maine

  Coyote Institute's mission is to infuse indigenous wisdom into contemporary health care so as to make it more effective and more humane.

  Executive Director

  Taught family medicine and psychiatry

  University of Saskatchewan

• 1972

  Spanish

  French

  M.D.

  Medicine

  Native American Student Association

• 1969

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Biophysical Chemistry

  Research on the acetylcholinesterase receptor

  on hippocampal theta rhythm in rats

  and on MRI studies.

  Indiana University Bloomington

  University of Pittsburgh

  Medicine

• Our mission is to bring the wisdom of traditional

  indigenous cultures into the contemporary

  mainstream practice of medicine and psychology. We do this through providing workshops that focus on culture as medicine

  narrative medicine and psychology

  and energy medicine/healing. We consult with aboriginal health groups

  both in North American and in Australia

  regarding strategies for bringing culture into their health care.

  Coyote Institute

  Inc

  Psychotherapy

  Clinical Psychology

  Curriculum Development

  Group Therapy

  Adults

  Higher Education

  Teaching

  Healing

  Narrative

  Non-profits

  Clinical Research

  Public Speaking

  Treatment

  University Teaching

  Program Development

  Mental Health

  Psychology

  Community Outreach

  Career Counseling

  Stress Management

  Humanizing Patients Through Narrative Approaches: The Case of Murphy

  the “Motor-Mouth”

  We present the case of a man who in a State Psychiatric Hospital who has been presented as a hopeless

  burned out schizophrenic

  unworthy of staff time. Murphy

  as he calls himself

  turns out to have a rich story

  which deepens with every conversation. Through a series of storytellings

  Murphy and co-author Michael develop a warm

  caring human relationship with therapeutic potential. We offer the perspective that there are no hopeless patients; only clinicians without hope.

  Humanizing Patients Through Narrative Approaches: The Case of Murphy

  the “Motor-Mouth”

  Barbara Mainguy

  MA

  Aboriginal healers throughout North America associate healing with spiritual forces. We wondered if levels of spiritual transformation are related to the degree of improvement in illness among people who seek healing from traditional healers. In order to answer this question

  we conducted a study to determine if we could reliably and validly assess levels of spiritual transformation using a coding rubric that included sample stories from which to draw for making these assessments. In this paper

  we report that we are able to reliably rank levels of spiritual transformation on a five point scale.

  Mixed Methodology Approaches to Exploring Spiritual Transformation

  Michael Omizo

  PhD

  Among a population of morbidly obese patients awaiting gastric bypass surgery

  using multi-level linear modeling

  we show that an MMPI profile reliably predicts higher body mass indices

  though it still only explains a small portion of the variance. We conclude that factors that can be assessed by the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) predict a portion of body mass index.

  Personality Variance and Obese Body Mass Index

  Barbara Mainguy

  MA

  Having shown in another paper that we can reliably rank levels of spiritual transformation

  we ask if the level of spiritual transformation (none

  minimum

  mild

  moderate

  profound) was associated with change in medical outcome among people who seek help from traditional aboriginal healers in North America. We found a highly statistically significant correlation between level of spiritual transformation and medical outcome. We propose a cause and effect relationship based upon the spiritual transformation always preceding the change in medical outcome.

  Relationships Between Level of Spiritual Transformation and Medical Outcome

  I apply narrative ideas drawn from indigenous elders to the practice of psychiatry. I look at the stories in modern society about mind and mental illness and show other stories and perspectives from which to view these same phenomenon. I tell stories about clients and their experiences from these perspectives.

  Healing the Mind through the Power of Story: the Promise of Narrative Psychiatry

  We are seeking to understand psychosis as a multi-dimensional experience and to work with people in the context that they are undergoing a transformative experience. We aim to use optimal nutrition

  exercise

  the use of narrative

  other psychotherapies

  body therapies

  and energy medicine as tools in this process.

  Barbara Mainguy