Certified Personal Medicine Coach

My name is Setsuko Sakae. I am a social worker. I first learned about Personal Medicine at the Japan Society for Psychiatric Rehabilitation in 2022. I learned Pat Deegan's lecture on Personal Medicine. I have been researching stories of recovery that are rich with the wisdom of individual lived experiences. I learned that the wisdom of life is Personal Medicine. In Japan, pharmacotherapy is still the mainstream treatment, so I felt the need to incorporate personal medicine into psychiatric rehabilitation programs. 　I heard that the first training course for Personal Medicine coaches was available in Japan, so I decided to attend the course. I believe that Personal Medicine is the wisdom of one's inner life and is effective for self-care.