"The definition provided here

and supported by the literature

contends that 

 

 

is a holistic,

transformative process

of repair and recovery in

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resulting in positive change,

finding meaning,

and movement towards self-realization,

regardless of the presence

or absence of disease.

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Healing may or may not include cure,

defined as the eradication of

physical symptoms of illness or disease."​