mental healing

American

noun

the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.

mental healing British

noun

the healing of a disorder by mental concentration or suggestion

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mental healer

noun

Etymology

Origin of mental healing

First recorded in 1885–90

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mental healing

I had mental healing of my own to do, and I didn’t have the energy.

From Salon ● May 4, 2024

“As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone.”

From Time ● Aug. 8, 2016

"As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone."

From US News ● Aug. 7, 2016

"People are seeking mental healing during this time of continuous bad news," says Nobutaka Inoue, a professor of religious studies at Tokyo's Kokugakuin University.

From Time Magazine Archive

She then went on to explain to him something of her study of mental healing.

From The Right Knock A Story by Helen Van-Anderson

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