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Searching the way home Mac Macartney, Writer, speaker, eco/peace activist Published in JHH 18.3-Shifting the paradigm I walk with grief and joy cupped together in my hands, rejoicing to be alive at such a time, and happy that the storms, droughts, blizzards, and beauty-blessed wonderment of years past seems to have enabled me to love other humans and myself with some measure of compassion and delight. In the Devon village I have lived in this last four years all is well. People acknowledge each other as they walk to the village shop, the primary school prepares to open its doors for t ..read more

Healing through the collective intelligence of our profession Sam Hazledine, Doctor, wellbeing advocate, medical entrepreneur Published in JHH 18.3-Shifting the paradigm The magnitude of the problem It doesn’t matter which country you consider, consistently more than 50% of doctors are experiencing symptoms of burnout; it is the largest problem facing doctors globally. And as we know, burnout isn’t just a problem for us as doctors; it leads to depersonalisation, an emotional disconnection from our patients, which leads to increases in major medical errors. It is causing doctors to har ..read more

Tools & Resources to Help Reduce Stress and Anxiety at Home Sophie Bishop, Medical and Health Writer The modern world is very stressful. Unfortunately, our stress responses are ancient. Our bodies and brains respond to an upcoming exam the same way they’d respond to a charging woolly mammoth – and that’s not helpful! Hopefully evolution will eventually catch up with society and future generations will easily be able to handle things like coursework stress and existential angst. But until then, we need to work with what we’ve got. So, we need to coach up and coming generations in how to ..read more

Adverse childhood events: what next now we know? Margaret Hannah, Director of Health Programmes, International Futures Forum Jacqueline Nugent, Service delivery manager, LinkLiving Ltd Evidence has accumulated over several decades which demonstrates a strong association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poorer health and other outcomes in adulthood. How do health and care systems respond? This paper describes a range of policy and practice initiatives already happening with a particular focus on one from Fife in Scotland and explores implications for other contexts and setti ..read more

Deep adaptation: ways to grow through dissolution Alan Heeks, Chair, Hazel Hill Trust Published in JHH 18.3-Shifting the paradigm Deep Adaptation emerged in 2019 as a different way to engage with the climate crisis: since then it has proved a valuable map for meeting the pandemic too, and I believe it offers a valuable way for medical practitioners to reframe their work, and the system they work in. Deep Adaptation is the term coined by Jem Bendell, a young Professor of Sustainable Leadership at Lancaster University. In 2019 he looked at the latest data on climate change, and realised ..read more

Eco-psychotherapy: current, ancient, and future? Roger Duncan, Systemic family psychotherapist, systemic supervisor, lecturer In industrial societies sleepwalking into a chain of human and ecological disasters there is a growing alienation of humans from nature. The future – if it is to be one worth living in – is calling humankind and wild nature to live in peace. To meet the challenges we need a new ‘map’ of the relationship between nature and mind. Ecology and psychology are not independent of one another: their reconnection benefits mental wellbeing, and when humans come to their sense ..read more

Emerging practices for bringing nature into health and care services Alan Kellas, Psychiatrist Published in JHH 18.3-Shifting the paradigm Many holistic practitioners wonder ‘How can I connect with nature in my practice? Would keeping nature in mind make any difference to my own work, whether in the clinic or therapy room, ward or care home?’ Could it change the care to individuals, families, parents, young people, people at the end of life, people with special needs? Some practitioners have a lifestyle, preventive perspective, or even a public health role and know the health-positive ..read more

Healing and love Paul Dieppe, Emeritus professor of health and wellbeing, University of Exeter Sarah Goldingay, Senior lecturer in the Department of Drama and director of the Centre for Performance, Sciences and Community, University of Exeter Natalie Harriman, Research manager, Brighton and Sussex Medical School Ayesha Nathoo, Affiliated research scholar, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge; honorary university fellow, University of Exeter Sara Warber, Clinical professor emerita, family medicine, University of Michigan The word love featured strongly i ..read more

Becoming a person: the Hera project at Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre Emma Drew, Hera Programme Director Published in JHH 18.2-Frontiers of self-care Famously, Plato’s idea of the perfect republic had no poets in it, but even in Ancient Greece that was a minority opinion. For as long as people have walked on two legs, creativity and community have been fundamental components of the human state. No matter what their circumstances, people have felt the need to create, and to commune with their fellow humans – regardless of what else they are up against. In this sense, Maslow’s h ..read more