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April 25, 2020
Erica Elliott
Biography
Erica Elliott is a medical doctor with a busy private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A true adventurer, she has lived and worked around the world. She served as a teacher for Indigenous children on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and in the mountains of Ecuador.
In 1976, she was one of the first American women to climb Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere. She taught rock climbing and mountaineering for Outward Bound and, after her first year of medical school, she led an all-women’s expedition to the top of Denali in Alaska.
In 1993, Erica helped found The Commons, a cohousing community in Santa Fe where she continues to live. She gave a TEDx talk about living in cohousing. Referred to affectionately as “the Health Detective,” she treats patients who come to her from all parts of the country with mysterious and difficult-to-diagnose illnesses. Erica is a frequent radio guest and has given workshops at various venues, including Esalen and Omega Institute.
In 1976, she was one of the first American women to climb Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere. She taught rock climbing and mountaineering for Outward Bound and, after her first year of medical school, she led an all-women’s expedition to the top of Denali in Alaska.
In 1993, Erica helped found The Commons, a cohousing community in Santa Fe where she continues to live. She gave a TEDx talk about living in cohousing. Referred to affectionately as “the Health Detective,” she treats patients who come to her from all parts of the country with mysterious and difficult-to-diagnose illnesses. Erica is a frequent radio guest and has given workshops at various venues, including Esalen and Omega Institute.
Where to find Erica Elliott online
Website: https://www.ericaelliottmd.com
Books
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People
by Erica Elliott
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 52,050.
Language:
English.
Published: May 3, 2020
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography
A true story of a young white woman, Erica Elliott, who comes to the Navajo Reservation in 1971 as a young schoolteacher, knowing nothing about her students or their culture. After learning to speak Navajo, a whole world opens up to her. Her students invite her into their homes, their ceremonies, and into their hearts. She returns years later as a medical doctor to serve the Navajo people.