The Reluctant Healer

Between Doubt and Belief The Reluctant Healertells the story of a young attorney who is torn between mounting evidence that he has the spiritual ability to heal others and his lifelong skepticism of alternative views. Will, a logical, left-brained New York City lawyer, leads a conventional, cautious life. But when he meets Erica, a beautiful, unkempt, and intense energy healer, he becomes troubled not only by her unorthodox endeavors but also by the limitations of his own existence. Amidst this turmoil, Will is startled to discover that he may possess metaphysical gifts of healing that confront the narrow doctrines of his regulated life. Author Andrew Himmel paints the portrait of a reasonable man who traces a path between skepticism and belief. Will is flawed, funny, and agnostic, and even as he distrusts must of the alternative world, he struggles internally with phenomena that challenge both his sense of self and his orderly perspective. Will's love for Erica, the exposure to her world, and his newfound powers place his life in a state of uncertainty, teetering between disruption and liberation. ​The Reluctant Healer is about unconventional possibilities, disconnect, intention, love, and how ordinary people grapple with extraordinary phenomena. Written for fans of literary, speculative, and humorous fiction as well as literature about New Age topics, the novel is about embracing differences, sustaining love in turbulence, and figuring out our place in the world, real or spiritual.