Katina I. Makris - Out of the Woods: Healing from Lyme Disease for Body, Mind, and Spirit

Advanced Praise for Katina I. Makriss

Out of the Woods: Healing Lyme DiseaseBody, Mind, and Spirit

If you or a loved one has Lyme disease you will find yourself resonating with Katinas honest, vivid, and beautifully written prose. Her ability to triumph over this illness and also embrace the journey of personal transformation is a lesson for us all. Out of the Woods reaches into the core of what true healing fully entails, touching upon lifes deepest meanings.

Neil Nathan MD

Gordon Medical Associates

Author of Healing is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue

Katina Makriss Out of the Woods is a true healing journey that brings to light the intense personal experience of Lyme disease. Filled with hope, encouragement, and a unique insight into this complex illness.

Staci Grodin

President, Tick Borne Disease Alliance, www.tbdalliance.org

Katina Makris has written a beautiful book about her healing journey after Lyme and other tick-borne disease brought her life to a halt. The story is special because Katina recovered her health through the emerging techniques of integrative and complementary medicine. Patients who remain ill from tick-borne disease after standard antibiotic treatment will be inspired and encouraged by Katinas relentless, ultimately successful, strategy for regaining her life. A tale of courage and grit.

Pamela Weintraub

Author of Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic

... Lovely, evocative nature writing is interwoven with the accurate portrayal of the insidious onset and, when fully expressed, debilitating impact of the illness on her functioning and how it affected those she loves. The reader is drawn in to the story she weaves, anxious to know the outcome for her and those close to her. Her tale demonstrates that there can be many paths to wellness and that spiritual faith, determination, and a sense of hope can be at least as important to healing as physical medicaments.

Kenneth B. Liegner, M.D.

When talking with patients about healing from TBD, I find myself sharing Katinas journey as an example of the way to get their life back. In Out of the Woods, Katina opens her heart and shares with the reader the path to healing, and her faith, which led to her recovery. Katina continues to be a beacon of light, encouraging those who are ill and in despair to reach further into themselves to heal all levels of their beingbody, mind, and spirit.

Mara Williams, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, author of Natures Dirty Needle and founder of Inanna House

Katina Makris is fast becoming the voice, face, and conscience of the Lyme disease struggle in the US. Her healing words add a much-needed dose of spirituality to a community looking for answers.

Gregg Kirk

Founder of the Ticked Off Music Fest

Out of the Woods is as gripping as a novel, smart as the best self-help manuals, and infused with sacred truth as well. This triumphant tale of medical disaster and recovery is much more than exceptionally useful. The authors poetic writing style transforms an already excellent human-interest story into a fountain of profound inspiration. Thousands will read this book seeking information, and end up seeing life in a whole new, healing way.

Lonny J. Brown, PhD

Holistic Health Counselor and the author of Enlightenment In Our Time

Lying in bed wondering minute by minute if I am going to make it or not, I couldnt read, watch TV, listen to music, but somehow had a magnetic pull towards this book. Instantly, as I read Katinas story, I felt a mirror of my life which gave me my first sign of hope. Its not just the disease that attracted me, it was the enhanced understanding of the connection of what life truly is. Thank you, Katina, for pushing me further into the gift I can now call Lyme to better live each and every day to its fullest.

Bethany White Wing

Stylist HBO Productions

This book was a game-changer for me. I wish it was available sooner so I could have avoided the damage that antibiotics did to my body. I was inspired by Katina and now am on a more natural path to wellness.

Ann Goldman

For those of us still in the woods, this book is a brilliant ray of hope and inspiration. Have you seen Katinas goddess-like smile and vigor of life? Can you imagine she once was more dead than alive? She is my hero and Out of the Woods the bible that will lead me back to living.

Sophia Basan

Out of the Woods was the first book I had read after losing my Mom from complications of late stage Lyme. It was heartbreaking to read that Katinas story and suffering was similar to my moms, but I was inspired by Katinas outlook. Despite seeing her world crumble around her, Katina kept her positive attitude that guided her to her healing. A true story of hope for anyone battling with this horrendous illness.

Michele and Ken Miller

Central Mass Lyme Foundation

Out of the Woods is a must-read for the Lyme affected. Katina Makris eloquently depicts the mind-set, fortitude, and dedication necessary to overcome the chronic form of this illness.

Geordie Thomson, MD

Many mind-sets are required to unravel the spirochetes secrets; the mind-body connection is so worthy of ongoing investigation. [Makris] beautifully reveals her hard work and courage... shying away from nothing much.

L. Frances, MD

Like a familiar old friend who understands the journey, this book is a wonderful tool that gives permission to grieve then find your way back to your new normal. It leaves you well equipped to once again find balance and quality of life. I couldnt stop turning pages.

Trish McCleary

Founder, S.L.A.M. (Sturbridge Lyme Awareness of Massachusetts)

Katina Makris has written a most enlightening book. Her story of regaining her health from chronic Lyme disease is both provocative and deeply meaningful. It touches everyone who has ever faced healing challenges: physical, emotional, or spiritual.

Meredith Young-Sowers, DDiv

Founder and Director, Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing, Author, Agartha: A Journey to the Stars and Spirit Heals: Core Teachings and Practices

A must read for any Chronic Lyme disease sufferer. This book is jam-packed full of honesty, humor, and hope. I read this book during one of my darkest hours. It provided me with that faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, encouraging me to push onward.

Christine Moore (misdiagnosed with MS of 18 years)

Out of the Woods has saved my life. Without Katinas nurturing words I would still be lost in the throes of Lyme disease. I thought I could wait to heal my emotions and spirit and just work on the physical ailments. I was so wrong. This book helped me gather the strength to get me on the way back to my life. I thought hate and anger were the normal me now, but after reading Out of the Woods new visions have opened and I see a bright future.

Zina Ruben

This book opened my eyes to what I was dealing with. Many of the symptoms that Katina experienced, I was experiencing. It truly saved my life and gave me hope for a cure, for healing.

Lynn OHearn

Katinas book is a heartfelt, well written account of her journey of suffering, diagnoses, treatment, and recovery from a long struggle with Lyme Disease. If you or someone you know has symptoms or has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease, I highly recommend this book as it will be a very enlightening and educational read in helping you understand you are not alone on this journey of awakening to what Lyme Disease is, and you will learn how to be proactive in your treatment. Better days will come.

Michelle Fontaine (Lyme Warrior)

I borrowed Out of the Woods shortly after I was diagnosed with Lyme. It was the first book I read and information I got beside from my doctor. It showed me how serious this disease is and it gave me hope. I also realized that as bad as I felt, it could have been worse. I was lucky enough to find out what was/is wrong with me after only three years. [Out of the Woods] has been an inspiration to me. It has also illustrated to me that I can continue to improve.