Paradox and Healing takes a look at the problem of chronic illness and chronic pain and offers insight into their origins, their meaning in our lies and the vry real opportunity they present for our profound and far-reaching healing. Chronic conditions are by definition those which do not respond to our treatment of them. And because we cannot cure them, these intractable problems can offer an opportunity to both doctors and patients to re-examine the whole approach to sickness, pain and disease commonly taken by our society.