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TalkRx: Five Steps to Honest Conversations That Create Connection, Health, and Happiness Hardcover – May 5, 2015

by Neha Sangwan M.D. (Author)

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Do you say yes when you really mean no? Do you avoid conflict at all costs? Are you waiting for someone in your life to change in order to get what you want? If so, you’re not alone. Most people will do anything to avoid the unpleasant sensations that accompany having an honest exchange—even if it’s as simple as declining an invitation. But not speaking directly in the short term results in a much bigger problem long-term: hurt feelings and passive-aggressive patterns that stress us out, keep us up at night, and literally make us sick. You might be thinking, Communication? I know how to communicate. Don’t be fooled. Communication is simple, but it’s not always easy. Many of us learn from an early age to be guarded about what and how we share with others. Few of us know how to pay attention to our body, thoughts, emotions, and values in order to speak from the heart. In this book, Neha Sangwan, M.D., reveals practical yet profound communication tools that will strengthen your relationships, reduce your stress, improve your health, and even save you time. Having treated thousands of patients in one of the nation’s largest hospital systems, Doctor Neha discovered a theme: her patients’ inability to communicate often played an underlying role in their illness and how well they were able to recover. Once she understood this correlation, she was inspired to create the simple five-step process you’ll learn in this book. TalkRx will lead you step-by-step to listen to your body’s signals to better manage stress, create new outcomes with even the most challenging personalities in your life, articulate your frustration and disappointment effectively, talk to people instead of about them; make agreements that stick; and more.

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360 pages
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English
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Hay House Inc.
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May 5, 2015
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6.31 x 1.09 x 9.31 inches
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1401942466
ISBN-13

978-1401942465
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“The answer to the common complaint ‘My doctor never has time to talk to me.’ I loved reading these down-to-earth conversations with a brilliant medical doctor who has taken the time to give straightforward answers to so many common communication and health-related concerns. Priceless information from a medical doctor who is the real deal.”
— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, New York Times best-selling author of I Can See Clearly Now and The Power of Intention

“If you have ever had your mouth say yes and your heart say no, if you have ever not had a conversation because of fear, or if you have had a conversation that turned bad, then you need TalkRx. This groundbreaking, insightful view into human relationships and Doctor Neha’s prescription for communication will reduce your stress, enhance your health, and free you up to experience love, energy, and success in your life.”
— Mark Hyman, M.D., director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution

“When’s the last time your doctor spoke with you about the way your communication impacts your health? If your answer is never, read this book. Let Doctor Neha teach you how good communication can light up the darkest corners of your relationships.”
— Dr. David Eagleman, neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author of Incognito

“TalkRx is just what the doctor ordered! A different kind of prescription from a different kind of physician. You will be astounded and inspired by compelling personal experiences and patient encounters from Doctor Neha’s career. Your relationships will be improved when you understand how challenging communication directly connects to physical well-being. In this book are the secrets to transforming stressful interactions. Talk R x is a masterful guide to improving your life, relationships, and health.”
— Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, past president, National Speakers Association

“Doctor Neha shows us how physical intelligence can lead to transformative conversations that can impact the trajectory of our lives. She teaches us how to make every interaction count to enhance our effectiveness as leaders and, perhaps more importantly, our relationship with family and friends. Best of all, we can improve both our emotional and our physical health.”
— Susan Sobbott, President, American Express Global Corporate Payments

“Doctor Neha shows you a clear, well-marked path for finding healing truth in your mind and body and gives you the courage to share it with others.”
— James S. Gordon, M.D., author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey out of Depression and founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

“TalkRx is a gift to us all, a book filled with new and surprising ideas and practical ways to change all the relationships in your life for the better. Doctor Neha shares the secret of how to free yourself from old, hurtful patterns of communication and discover your personal power to heal the pain in your life. This is a book that will enable many people to lead more fulfilling and joyful lives. I am grateful to Neha for writing TalkRx and to Hay House for publishing it.”
— Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings

About the Author

Neha Sangwan, M.D., the CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, is an internal medicine physician and corporate communication expert. Her private practice and corporate consulting focuses on empowering individuals, organizational leaders, and their teams with the tools for clear, effective communication. She addresses the root cause of stress, miscommunication, and interpersonal conflict, often healing chronic conditions such as headaches, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. As a speaker, author, and coach, Doctor Neha has shared her discoveries on the stages of TEDx Berkeley and TEDx San Luis Obispo. She speaks for and partners with organizations such as the American Heart Association, American Express, Kaiser Permanente, and Google. Doctor Neha earned her Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical and biomedical engineering from Michigan State University and worked as a manufacturing engineer for Motorola before attending medical school at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. She completed her internal medicine residency training at Temple University Hospital and subsequently her board certification. Website: doctorneha.com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hay House Inc.; 1st edition (May 5, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401942466
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401942465
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.31 x 1.09 x 9.31 inches

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GerasiI

Want to improve your life? - read this book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015

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A must read for everyone who thinks they are great at communication and who are not so. Important topic, juicy information with just right amount of personal examples.

The art of communication is such a vast topic. Dr. Neha succeeded to putting together the basics, the fundamentals to get you off to a great start. Even if it will be your first and last book on communications, it will forever change how you related to people, listen them, interpret your thoughts, etc.

Summaries and exercises at the end of each chapter are very important. It will be a good idea to read the book first and then go back Chapter by Chapter and do the exercises, write in the journal. I take this book as one of those that you have to study because it makes you to study yourself. And studying yourself is a life-long process, in my opinion. I have had several a-ha! moments.

I like the part when she speaks about emotions and how we try to separate them in our lives. It makes so much sense to be in tune with emotions and being able to process them in the right way.Society has to understand and accept the fact that we can't be whole and healthy if we don't let out emotions show because of social, religious, ethnic values. If we suppress them for too long, they lead to serious health issues.

I work in the corporate environment where there is still the stereotype of "leaving your emotions behind the office door" holds true. I hope things will start changing in the opposite direction soon. Love, LOVE, Love this book.

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Nekoatl

Really good for inner reflection

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022

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I discovered Neha on the internet, her style resonated with me so I purchased her book. It’s not an easy read if you are truly trying to change for the better and is worth the time. What a difference learning to be curious has made. What a difference simply reframing questions has made. Really wish it was available on Kindle for highlighting passages and taking notes. Neha has more compassion than many of her contemporaries which is evident in her book. This should be required reading for anyone in Medicine or Management and translates to personal relationships as well.

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Raheel Valiani

Why didn't anyone tell me this stuff before?!?

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2015

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Talk RX has changed my perspective on communication. Dr. Neha explores not only how we communicate with one another but also how our body, mind, and emotions are trying to to communicate with ourselves. Additionally, she explores how (at times) we just don’t listen to ourselves and thus cause enormous amounts of stress to our own ecosystem, which lead to health problems.

This book helped me realize that communication is more about observing and listening (the right way) then it is about speaking. The best part is that Dr. Neha has outlined practical tools to improve one’s communication rather than just speaking in theory. I have taken quite a few corporate communication training courses but the tools in Talk Rx surpass anything that I have ever been taught before. I have enjoyed reading Talk RX and it has helped me improve my communication and health, I only wish someone had given me this knowledge before.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to improve their quality of life.

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Debbie

Gets you thinking. About more that just your words.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015

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The author's basic concepts were easy to understand, and she gave multiple examples of how to apply her suggestions in different situations. Though she often used her own experiences as examples of how (and how not) to practice these ideas, it didn't come across as boastful. There were a lot of good suggestions on how to improve your communication. It's not just a communication book, though. It's also about paying attention to yourself. For example, what do you value and how might that affect your perception of the other person's actions? What physical reactions does your body have that will clue you into the fact you're upset or going to use a coping mechanism that isn't helpful? The book also contained links to online videos that gave further application examples and a downloadable journal that helps you to think out the points in each chapter. I've already applied some of the things she suggests (and I already knew others, like the 5 love languages).

My only problem with the book is that I still don't understand some of the questions you're supposed to ask yourself. She strongly feels that physically illness has an emotional link. So she asks a heart attack patient, for example, Why this illness? Why now? etc. For example, a heart attack patient might realize she was holding on to anger over a past wrong. I have a few chronic health problems, but can't figure out how to answer those questions. It wasn't clear to me if those questions only applied to certain types of illnesses or if I have a big blind spot when it comes to seeing the answers. Anyway, it does get you thinking. That's a good thing.

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John Sullivan

The Art of Medicine

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017

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The Art of Medicine often involves de-stressing but a lot of stress comes from putting off important communications that are close to our heart and spirit maybe even soul. We also need to see where we are inventing stories thar may not be true and inquire within what our values are and be willing to stand and hold ourselves accountable for the fact that our values matter to us.

Also we can't always get what we want, and we can't control others but we can let them know the terms of discussion. Or if 1) your condo neighbor won't move her car and 2) you're late for the third time(there are scofflaws or folks who don't even know what laws they agreed to follow) and 3) you have warned him/her and cautioned sufficiently & you were heard, do call to have the car towed.

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Cheryl

life-changing

Reviewed in Canada on June 13, 2017

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wow, way more than a communication how-to... leads you to examine your communication style in a way that was surprising and very welcome.

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Jane Sinclair Advanced Mickel Therapy Practitioner

Dr Sangwan teaches us new skills to communicate with each other in a way that massively improves our health.I highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2017

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Doctor Sangwan makes a clear connection between the way we communicate to get our needs met and the effect of this on our health. She teaches how to set boundaries and say "No" and explains that the health consequences of not communicating in this way "literally makes us sick". She also explains how the body sends signals (emotions and symptoms) to guide us to communicate to ourselves and others in a way that allows us to reduce stress and maintain good health. The book is full of "aha" moments,the science is clear and the book provides examples to illustrate the points that Dr Sangwan makes. I would recommend this book to anyone who gets stressed about relationships with friends, family , partners, children , mothers-in-law etc and feels that this affects their health and wellbeing. She provides clear strategies to practise until you get confident in this new way to communicate. When you notice that your health improves at the same time this will spur you on to use these communication skills for the rest of your life.

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Janine

Life changing communication tools.

Reviewed in Australia on July 5, 2015

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For anyone experiencing stressful relationship this book is a fantastic source of advice and tools to improve your communication. Highly recommended.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2016

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Required reading

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Lewis

Great book to help with getting what you want to say across

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2015

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Communication is the fundamental key to every relationship we have. I've really used this book to start to change how I express myself. It's been really useful.

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