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When a Family Member's Healing Practice Includes Beliefs You Find Concerning

My elderly mother started doing chair tai chi after her hip replacement and she's more peaceful than I've ever seen her but she keeps talking about energy and chi in ways that worry me. I think she's losing touch with reality.

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Others' spiritual experiences can challenge our sense of shared reality even when those experiences clearly benefit them.

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