Family and Cultural traditions

 The way we define and perceive health and illness, as well as the way we act on health-seeking behaviors, originates with our families. Spend some time reflecting upon your own health and healing behaviors that you learned from your own family.

In a 2 page Word document, explain the healing traditions that you learned from the family members or culture around you. Answer as frankly as possible, but you may omit any sensitive information.

• How does your family or culture perceive health and illness?
• In the case of illness, where do you go to seek healing?
• Has your view of health and illness changed over time? How so?

  If your view has not changed significantly, then what sorts of different views have you been exposed to over time?