Mending the Body with the Mind: Harnessing Kids' Superpowers to Heal and Stay Healthy
Thu, Mar 05
|Odyssey Bookshop
A book-reading and book-signing event at the Odyssey Bookshop with the author, Dr. David Gottsegen, MD, ABMH.
Time & Location
Mar 05, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA
About the event
Learn about the amazing ways in which the mind-body-spirit connection can be harnessed to heal children and teens!
Dr. David Gottsegan will read from and discuss his book, "Mending the Body with the Mind: Harnessing Kids' Superpowers to Heal and Stay Healthy." With over 30 years of experience in pediatric medicine, Dr. David Gottsegen shares how the profound connection between the mind and the body can change the way we practice children's health. In his unique approach, Dr. Gottsegen emphasizes the use of a special superpower of children: Their active imaginations!
The book is based on his four decades as a community pediatrician, helping young people utilize their inner strengths and their imaginations to overcome fear of shots, headaches, stomachaches, bedwetting, sleep problems, tics, ADHD, anxiety, autism, sports performance issues, side effects of cancer chemotherapy, and other issues.
It is a book primarily written for parents, but also for health care professionals, and anyone interested in up to date research and stories about using skills, not just pills to heal.
David Gottsegen is a pediatrician from Holyoke, Massachusetts.