Serenity and Health

Dr. Donna Chacko pt 2

Many people find themselves consumed with success. How we define that success is what determines the difference between happiness and sorrow. A life of fulfillment or a life of sadness. For one person, they may have it all, career, success, family… and feel alone and unfulfilled. For another, they go through life without all the fabulous amenities, but feel like they are making a difference.

The question is: “What makes the difference?”

Our guest today is Dr. Donna Chacko. She lived this type of turmoil. On the outside, it looked like she had it all—lucrative and rewarding career, beautiful family, comfortable home. But inside, not so much. Her marriage was on the brink, crises were brewing, and her home felt like her heart— about to break.

Donna Chacko is a medical doctor who loves to share what she learned about healing, during her decades practicing medicine, and during her long difficult marriage. Donna practiced radiation oncology, and then later, family medicine. She and her first husband raised three daughters in Florida. After his death, she moved to Washington, DC, where she cared for the poor until 2013. Now retired, Donna lives in Maryland with her second husband and works in the ministry she founded, “Serenity and Health.” In September 2021 she was designated a Changemaker by the Institute for Lifestyle Medicine.

She published an award winning book in 2021 titled, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”  In this book, Donna lays her life bare as she digs into her upbringing, relationships, life choices - and fears, in a deeply personal journey toward healing and wholeness.

“Pilgrimage” has won several awards. It is an Amazon Best Seller; it has won first place in the 2022 Catholic MediaAssociation categories of “Marriage and Family” and “Self-Published Books” and an honorable mention in “Self Help and Healing.”  “Pilgrimage” has also been a Gold Medal Winner in the “Illumination Book Awards” and in the “Reader Views Literary Awards” she was both a “Gold Medal Winner and a Favorite 5-Star Winner.”  Praise God!

Today is the conclusion of a great two part interview with Dr. Donna Chacko!

In all that you were going through; in all that you were experiencing; how did your Faith in God enter into this equation?

You learned two prayer practices that, you said, “Transformed your life.” Can you share these two practices with us?

With “Serenity and Health,” share with us the purpose of your ministry and how you are able to help others through this outreach?

Let me ask you this, your book, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”  Why did you write this book and why now?

So, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey,” is a memoir. Why a memoir?

Was it hard to put your life down on paper?

How long have you been working with “Serenity and Health?”

What kind of outreaches do you provide?

You frequently talk about the links between “faith and health.” Can you share some of these links with our listeners and why it’s important to link them together?

Donna, this has been so interesting. I could talk to you for hours… How can our listeners obtain a copy of your book, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey,” ? Is it on Amazon?

I’ll put links to all of this in the show notes below.

Folks, Dr. Donna Chacko has lived a full life, for sure. She has lived through the ups and the downs; the good times and the bad. But through it all, she knows God has been with her. She shares her journey and all the details, not just for her, but to show YOU, that YOU matter to God.

I urge you to drop down into the show notes and get in touch with Dr. Donna. Click the link and order her book, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”  This book will transform how you are looking at your life. Donna lays her life bare as she digs into her upbringing, relationships, life choices, and fears in a deeply personal journey toward healing and wholeness. Join her as she surrenders her control and discovers that serenity and health, are most easily grasped, when our hands and our hearts are open to what God longs to give us.

This book is packed with hard-won insights and practical advice for beginning your own pilgrimage, toward health in mind, body, and spirit. Amen!

Click the links right there in the show notes and order your copy today! And reach out to Donna. Click the link to her website, take a look around and reach out. Praise God!  She has a lot of very valuable information right there that will bless you in ways I cannot even take the time to share. Glory to God!

Donna, thank you again for coming on the program and sharing all about your great book, “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”  I do appreciate it.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email:   dc@serenityandhealth.com

Website:  https://serenityandhealth.com/

Book:  “Book: Pilgrimage: A Doctor's Healing Journey” – on Amazon

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