Authored By Dr. Caitlin A Connor, DAOM, AMP, EHP-C There are a lot of discussions going on about AI, what it can do, what is safe to do, and how it works. Unfortunately, few if any of these discussions are looking at the difference between what an AI can be programmed to do with an

Authored By Melinda H. Connor, DD, PhD, AMP, FAM, EHP-C There is a lot of discussion today about the potential for AI systems to slip the control of their developers. As seen in current media it has already happened. The following assessment is my opinion and not necessarily the position of IJHC.org. However, let me

 MORE is provided with additional information and commentary on previously published articles and is provided to support clarification in response to feedback received by the journal.  The May 2026 edition of the International Journal of Healing and Caring included the article titled “The Healer’s Cost: The Biophysical and Vital Equivalent of Healing Modalities” by Dr.

Dr. Caitlin A. Connor, DAOM, PG Dip, AMP, EHP-C, Special Projects, IJHC  Since the Epstein files came out, much analysis has been directed to the names mentioned in the documents. Some of those names have sparked conversations concerning abuse, accountability, and ways to prevent this situation from happening again. While these conversations are important, they

Melinda H. Connor, D.D., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C Beverly Rubik, Ph.D. Ann L. Baldwin, PhD. Ann Marie Chaisson, MD, EHP-C David R. Comings, Ph.D., EHP-C Paul H. Smith, PhD. Betsy E. Lehrfeld, JD Wayne Miller Energy healing practices, also called “biofield” (human energy field) practices, are an extremely diverse group of complementary, and/or integrative health

Caitlin A. Connor, DAOM, PG Dip, AMP There has been an explosion in AI services and materials recently. There have been executive orders given so that AI companies cannot experience legal issues. However, someone forgot that as the AI systems scraped information from scientific publications of various types, anything in medicine can be used to

 Melinda H. Connor, DD, PhD, AMP, FAM, EHP-C, Executive Director, IJHC  We are in an extraordinary time in the US, watching the structure and content of our government change. A wonderful fiction author whose books I love, Patricia Briggs, said in one of her volumes, in essence, “change is never really just good or bad

 Dr. Caitlin A. Connor, DAOM, PGDip, AMP, EHP-C   I’m tired. I’m tired of having conversations with energy practitioners who decide to tell me that energy healing cannot be researched. I do research on energy healing. I have for over 20 years. There is a database on naoep.org with links to over 15,000 peer reviewed journal

 Melinda H. Connor, D.D., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C   How does one define a professional when looking at an energy healing practitioner? Is it their behavior? Is it that their work-space is appropriate? Is it that they hold themselves to the highest levels of integrity? Do they dress appropriately? Do they maintain proper and healthy boundaries?

How do you tell if they are a good Healer?Melinda H. Connor, D.D., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C Students come to me regularly with the question of what constitutes a good healer and how do I select one for myself? The answer is that it is a mix. The basics are the same if you are