Television - Fact or Fiction?

Are you being informed, patronised or merely entertained with programs that help you make decisions about your health; programs that claim to be seeking truth and finding answers to mental and emotional health problems.

Every day we see how personal trauma is impacting on peoples relationships, their businesses and their lives; we can see how trauma affects the emotional and mental health of people, their families and their communities.

There are plenty of great mainstream therapies and services; however most are ill equipped to deal with many of the fundamental energy trauma issues that drive people into mental health care, hospital emergency rooms and/or as crime statistics.

And the trouble is that you are not hearing much about the alternatives from some mainstream media.

Sadly, the closest most of us get to viewing programs that are 'out of the ordinary' is psychic phenomena, and this is quickly scorned by sceptics who cry out how the public is being duped by 'charlatans'.

Could it be we don't hear about the benefits of alternative healing because it doesn't really work and there's no real 'proof' of it's effectiveness.

I don't think so, because proof and facts are gathered and (often?, usually?, occasionally? ) hidden from the public and you never get to know about it!

Some months ago I was unable to sit back and watch these games of 'informing the public' play out any longer I was going to rectify a mistruth about my own work; that had been deliberately misrepresented by one of NZ's leading Television Networks.

In good faith, and with the support and help of friends, I wrote a letter and sent it to a third person who works for this organisation. The person, lets call him Bill, was not directly connected to the program I appeared in.

Bill is somebody I thought had integrity and would be a good person with whom to begin a positive and neutral dialogue.

I wanted to discuss some options with him that would correct this 'lack of information' to the public about my own work, and to explore the ways alternative healing in general could be integrated further into media programming, as mainstream mental and emotional therapy options.

After three months and a phone call to prompt him I have not heard back from Bill, so I am making this letter public and you can decide whether you are, or not, getting a raw deal.

Following is a copy of the letter sent* (covering my 'point of view', my alternative therapy background, and my experience with this television company) to Bill *by registered mail on the 17 April 2008, it was tracked and received at their office on the 18th April 2008

Dear Bill...

I am writing to you because I believe you have the integrity needed to give this matter the attention and consideration it deserves; and will do your best for all parties involved.

This is a story of how TV3 filmed and documented information, then deliberately misled the public.

I am an energy healer working from a clinic in Auckland and have a client base that is reflective of many health clinics in NZ.

I have been writing for magazines on alternative answers to many of our health problems for more than ten years and written two books on this subject.

Over that time I have also given service to other clinics and people with illnesses such as A.I.D.S, drug addictions, depression and bi-polar disorders.

In 2001 I was approached by the director of an ‘Inside New Zealand’ documentary called ‘Phobias and Obsessions'

The director had been working with a number of health professionals filming the treatment of four mental health patients for nearly a year.

One woman who lived in a full care mental health facility had a long history of extreme anxiety, phobias and obsessions. Over many years she had had hundreds of hours of therapy and was still taking maximum quantities of prescription drugs.

She was usually unwilling to come out from under her bed covers and when she did was angry and uncooperative. Because of her disruptive, antisocial behavior action had been taken to move her to other accommodation.

During filming she had shown no signs of improvement. I was asked to work with her and I agreed.

The filming of the documentary was close to completion when we met and she agreed to the first treatment - which was very relaxing for her.

After the second treatment she emerged from the room happy and radiant. The director said he was amazed that her mental and emotional state could change so quickly.

The caregivers and her parents were relieved as they witnessed her new and increasing happiness. She made many improvements and started to participate in the life around her.

We worked together over the next few weeks. She began to decrease her medication and the director continued filming and documenting the continuing positive results; the stabilization and strengthening of her new found peace and happiness.

Soon, at the editing stages of the documentary, the director came to me and said a decision had been made by TV3 management to ‘cut out' the success of her healing because it was ‘too successful’

A shot of her success in the documentary, was film taken before I worked with her.

What was intriguing, was that the program didn’t seek to show alternative answers by airing the success of this healing modality - and help people who tuned in for some solutions - it chose to diminish this work.

What was so foreign for TV3 management seven years ago would today be seen as fairly mainstream by the NZ public, who are well known for their openness to new and innovative ideas.

Since that time the receptiveness to natural healing has grown even more. For instance we have seen how the power of public opinion has been able to force the government to withdraw from the Australian TGA.

My specialty of being able to see and integrate a persons energy fields, to balance and regenerate their mind and emotions, is known and viewed as life changing by people from all walks of life, including anesthetists and heads of hospital departments.

While some therapies and medicines have their place, most of my clients agree that many ‘prescribed cures’ are actually interfering with the ability of the body, mind and spirit to regenerate itself.

It is now an established fact in the USA that the legal system is being swamped with crime that is caused by the breakdown in emotional and mental health treatment.

It is plain to even the most obtuse viewer that this breakdown is creating extreme despair in many areas of society.

Viewers, I suspect, would at the least be mystified as to why the story was changed; that prevented them from gaining truth and insight that would help them make an informed decision about the care they could be receiving.

Myself and others continue to be concerned that TV3 chose to hide the success of this healing treatment.

I know you are aware of many health and addiction problems and I invite you to open the door to help those who are suffering needlessly.

There has never been a better time for new and innovative thinking; for alternative answers to be presented on mainstream television, as part of the solution to the worries and ill health that increasing numbers of people are seeking solutions to.

There are safe, successful alternatives to mental illness and drug addiction - proof of which is on file - in the cutting room of the ‘Inside New Zealand' archives.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I trust your judgment and would value your point of view. I hope you will consider the material and contact me to explore this subject further.

Yours sincerely

Kay Urlich

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What do you think about the issues raised? Do you think alternative healing is beneficial and should it be included along side mainstream medical services? Email me: kay@kayurlich.com A lot of ongoing trauma could be avoided by using some of the alternative treatments that are available; they could be working along side the medical services you are currently using.