To Wake in Tears: Understanding Interstitial Cystitis

To Wake In Tears is the revolutionary book that introduced the herb marshmallow root to the IC community back in 1998. It was the first book to look at IC from a holistic perspective claiming that IC is not just a bladder disease. In order to truly heal from IC, the whole body must be treated. Within the story of how the author healed herself from a severe case of IC are a multitude of practical, safe, helpful tips for IC patients to use to help themselves heal. Like Simone’s other two books (Along the Healing Path and Awakening Through the Tears), this book is empowering, inspirational, and ground breaking in its discoveries of various physical connections with IC, as well as offering ideas of how to address them safely, naturally, and without the use of toxic medications and invasive medical procedures.

A recovered patient herself, Catherine M. Simone is the author of three books about Interstitial Cystitis (IC) - To Wake In Tears, Along the Healing Path, and Awakening Through the Tears. Diagnosed at 30 with a severe case, she rejected mainstream medical’s notion that there was no cure and proceeded down an alternative healing path. She quickly became co-leader of an online IC support group and began her career of helping people to heal. Since 1995, she has spoken to thousands of patients from around the world offering guidance in the area of alternative medicine for IC and its related conditions. Still healed from IC over twenty years later, Catherine released a revised and expanded edition of her best selling Along the Healing Path in 2021. This 20th anniversary edition reflects an even deeper understanding of the causes and connections between the bladder symptoms and the rest of the body. Utilizing further research, unexpected personal experiences, and decades helping patients, she is back with more helpful information on overcoming IC using a holistic approach. Catherine’s message has always been one of hope and empowerment helping patients to take control of their own healing and believe in their body’s inherent ability to heal itself.