Daniel J. Benor, MD, ABIHM

 Over the years, numbers of people have suggested that the name WHEE is not conducive to its acceptance in conventional medical and business settings, even though it has major potential contributions to make in these areas.
 
The majority of people who are seeking relief for pain, stress and distress are comfortable with WHEE, and in fact come into feelings of release and elation through using WHEE. They are also comfortable with the full names that form the 'WHEE' acronym: Whole Health – Easily and Effectively; as well as with Wholistic Hybrid derived from EMDR and EFT.
 
Conventional practitioners and people in management have responded that WHEE sounds frivolous to them, and not a modality that they would be drawn to explore for their patients or employees. They also note that WHEE also reminds them of the computer game called 'wii,' which does not promote a serious resonation when they hear 'WHEE.'
 
We've had several months of deliberation and consultations with whoever responded – from our list of WHEE workshop participants and WHEE book and digital products purchases – to inquiries about suggested alternative names. We've settled on Transformative Wholistic Reintegration (TWR) as most closely describing what WHEE is and does – in more neutral terms and in an acronym that does not have negative associations to it.
 
So it is with the anticipation of expanding acceptance of TWR that we go forward in the new year.

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Further information about WHEE

Basics of the WHEE process

WHEE Videos

Appreciations for benefits of WHEE

Problems helped by WHEE

Book on WHEE for Pain 

WHEE workbook

WHEE workshops

Articles:
   Introductory WHEE article

   WHEE for trauma and re-entry problems 

   WHEE for children

   WHEE-kly brief articles

WHEE research