“Systems other than science that can contribute to healing are worthy of respectful exploration, especially those that provide connectedness - connectedness between the healer and the healed, connectedness with compassion and empathy, connectedness with one's own feelings, and connectedness with spirituality, with the universe and the higher powers. The psychological issue of connectedness has been missing from healing in recent years. This gap between scientific objectivity and connectedness is beginning to narrow, even within the boundaries of American Medical Association (AMA) medicine.” WomenHealingMedicineCuranderas Book:Medicine Women, Curanderas, and Women Doctors Source: Medicine Women, Curanderas, and Women Doctors