After the successful passage of the licensure law in Maryland for naturopathic doctors, I composed this article which was published in the October 2014 issue of the Naturopathic Doctors News and Review (NDNR). It speaks to the challenges and the successes of a nearly four-year journey that summoned every ounce of fortitude, tenacity and grit that my colleagues from the MNDA and I could muster to stand out as stronger than the voices that opposed us. The bumper sticker on my car reads “Expect a Miracle” and this legislative victory was more than any of us could have expected.
THE POLITICS OF HEALING IN MARYLAND BY EMILY TELFAIR, ND
