YOUR MEDICAL MIND How to Decide What Is Right for You

Two outstanding voice professionals share segments of this production. Both Linda Emond and Cotter Smith convey a thoughtful empathy with the patients described in vignettes and a humble respect for the dilemmas inherent in seeking advice from an inexact science like medicine. Emond and Smith, each with a unique brand of vocal delivery, maximize the listener’s openness to this empowering guide. The authors rely mostly on stories to show how patients can learn their own preferences, decision-making styles, and comfort zones when responding to medical advice. Without denigrating physicians or sounding too counterculture, they show patients how to evaluate research from multiple sources and decide for themselves how they feel about the possible outcomes, risks, and side effects of any treatment. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2012]