Pump Up Your Book Chats with author Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat

drcarolle.photo002 ABOUT DR. CAROLLE JEAN-MURAT


Dr. Carolle was born and raised in Haiti to a family of healers, herbalists, midwives and shamans, and was educated in Haiti and the best universities in Mexico, Jamaica, and the US.

After completing her postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology in Wisconsin she settled in San Diego in 1982. She soon was regarded as one of the best ob-gyn around—tall and regal, a lone black female among the elite. But her success harbored a secret: when a patient entered her office, Dr. Carolle could quickly and intuitively see the root cause of her patient’s illness, often times knowing she could help the patient without having to put her under the knife. She knew she dared not make these claims aloud. Struggling to fit in with the Western medical paradigm, her intuition and vision were best left unmentioned until she had no choice than to quit.

In 2005, she built the Dr. Carolle’s Wellness and Retreat Center of San Diego, the only place in the world where you can get UNSTUCK by spending as much time as you want – a few hours, one day, or a weekend with her. She helps those who want to quickly discover the root causes of their dis-ease, which usually are hidden emotions. She provides guidance on how to bring them to consciousness, and how to effectively deal with them.

Dr. Carolle has worked extensively with female veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to sexual trauma during their military experience – MST, to include in-depth assessments, providing specialized alternative treatments, and testifying on their behalf at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In July 2012, she joined forces with Tara Wise, the founder of the National Military Women Veterans Association to help bring MST – military sexual trauma to the forefront.

Dr. Carolle continues to provide free intuitive gynecological care to the people of Haiti and underserved women through Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul Village with Father Joe Carroll, and Native-American Health programs. In 1993, Dr. Carolle founded the non-profit organization, Health Through Communications Foundationand its Angels For Haiti Project to provide the underserved with education, health-care, and hope for the future. See www.HealthThroughCommunications.org.

As an international motivational speaker, Dr. Carolle brings her message of self-empowerment to women through her award-winning books, CDs, DVDs, live workshops and training programs, radio, media appearances andvirtual events.

To find out more about Dr. Carolle and her work, please visit: http://www.drcarolle.com

Q: Does your book have an underlying message that readers should know about?

A: Unless you have lived your life being true to yourself – something that is very difficult, you have not truly lived.

Q: Besides books, what else do you write?  Do you write for publications?

A: My blog, Facebook, a newspaper and two magazines.

Q: Do you have a writing tip you’d like to share?

A: Whenever you have an idea for an article or a book, just write it down and keep on writing. Don’t worry about not doing it right – that’s why they have editors.

Q: What do you do to get away from it all?

A: I live in a beautiful place that I have designed, with hundreds of trees surrounding me, cacti, succulents, an organic vegetable garden, blooming flowers, always a fruit tree baring fruits, many of them I have bought when they were small or grown from seeds or friends’ cuttings. There are always birds playing around; some come looking for me when I don’t get out for too long; lizards, or butterflies passing by; breathtaking scenery! I just have to take one look from any window to realize how blessed I am and that all is well.

Q: What was the first thing you did as far as promoting your book?

A: Calling and e-mail all my friends and those in my e-newsletter’s list asking them to buy it and recommend it to their friends and loved ones.

Q: Are you familiar with the social networks and do you actively participate?

A: Yes! I use Facebook, a blog and a Twitter account. I have not done anything with LinkedIn lately.

Q: What is the most frustrating part of being an author?

A: English is my fourth language and not having the confidence that whatever I write is good enough and will have to be edited.

Q: What is the most rewarding?

A: I use my writing and my life story to educate and inspire. I am also a funny person. It’s good to know that my readers feel that it is “easy to read, informative, riveting, they can’t put it down,” and most importantly that it is funny.

Q: If you had one wish, what would that be?

A: Grow old gracefully and at peace with myself.

Q: Your book has just been awarded a Pulitzer.  Who would you thank?

A: My publisher and editors

Q: Thank you so much for this interview, Dr. Carolle.  Do you have any final words?

A: Knowledge is power, so keep on reading!

Voodoo5 ABOUT VOODOO IN MY BLOOD

Born and raised in Haiti to a family of healers, US trained physician Carolle Jean-Murat came to be regarded as a world-class surgeon. But her success har­bored a secret: in the operating room, she could quickly intuit the root cause of her patient’s illness, often times knowing she could help the patient without surgery. Dr. Jean-Murat knew that to fellow surgeons, her intuition was best left unmen­tioned. But when the devastating earthquake hit Haiti and Carolle returned to help, she had to acknowledge the shaman she had become.

This mesmerizing story takes us inside the secret world of voodoo as a heal­ing practice, and sheds light on why it remains a mystery to most and shunned by many.


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