wounded healer, n.Definitions

The Wounded healer (n.) heals ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠by his own hurt, which gives the measure of his power to heal.

The Wounded healer (n.) carries ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a wound himself, as Chiron did — in Christianity, the wound in the side of Christ, the great physician.

The Wounded healer (n.) meets ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the demon of sickness, the old name for what passes from patient to doctor — the healer subdues it, but not without impairing his own well-being.

The Wounded healer (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the mythological truth behind the shaman: the wounded wounder is the agent of healing, and the sufferer takes away suffering.