2003. “Remaining Audible to the Self: Women and Holistic Health.” Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal

As the hallmark of the alternative health movement, holism is examined in terms of its appeal to the bodily concerns of contemporary North American women. Based on qualitative data collected within two health club settings, women's perspectives on holism are explored and linked to the expansion of health awareness referred to as healthism. RESUME Etant la marque du mouvement de la sante alternative, le holisme est etudie pour ce qui est de son interet sur les questions sur le corps qu'ont les Nord-americaines contemporaines. Base sur l'etude qualitative des donnees recueillies dans le cadre de deux clubs de mise en sante, la perspective des femmes sur le holisme est exploree et reliee au developpement de la sensibilisation a la sante qu'on appelle le holisme. We live in interesting times. Never before have people in Western society lived longer or healthier lives, yet this has produced a growing segment of the population Fitzpatrick refers to as "the worried well" (2000, 1). Particularly prevalent among the younger and more materially advantaged segments of societ