August 20, 2017

Suffering (and joy) at the Heart of the Gospel

Paul’s focus on suffering The Apostle Paul speaks often about suffering: his own suffering, Christ’s, and the suffering of Christians as Christians. It is the ground of Christianity. For Pauline scholar Ann Jervis (2007) Paul specifies this understanding in his “first gospel”—1 Thessalonians—that accepting the gospel entails acceptance of suffering. […]
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August 18, 2017

Ending Ageism or How Not to Shoot Old People, by Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Ageing:  Decline or Intensity? In a counter-punch to ageism’s ideological narrative of “inevitable decline” (e.g., Gullette 2004), Jungian analytical psychologist Florida Scott-Maxwell said in her autobiography, at age 85, “I grow more intense as I age.” Today, age critic and social activist Margaret Morganroth Gullette would celebrate Scott-Maxwell’s growing sense […]
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August 13, 2017

As a communicator are you more like Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday?

To teach communication skills to their fourth-year medical students, Dr. Paul Haidet and colleagues use jazz music. In their course called “Jazz and the Art of Medicine,” they play two recordings of the same song, “They can’t take that away from me,” sung first by Sarah Vaughan, and then by […]
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August 13, 2017

Time-saving ways to read clinical practice and transform healthcare

Bridging theory and practice is crucial to any clinician’s professional role and continuing education. However, trying to read theory and keep up-to-date with healthcare’s burgeoning research literature can be time-consuming and feel overwhelming. Moreover, taking time out of a busy clinical schedule to pause and reflect on aspects of theory […]
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August 7, 2017

How to listen to insecure attachment narratives

How a client tells her story says a lot In her clinical practice as a relational psychotherapist, Patricia DeYoung has heard a lot of stories. One of the things she has learned about listening to stories is how differently clients tell them. In her book Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame […]
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August 7, 2017

5 life lessons your garden can teach you

For Fran Sorin, “creativity is not something we do—it is something we embody.” And the best way to learn how to live creatively is by shaking off fears, indecision and perfectionism, and risk stepping into your garden and nature. My mission is to show new and experienced gardeners alike how […]
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August 2, 2017

Learning to be physically active in mid & later-life

There’s more to increasing physical activity in mid and later life than just trying to make a plan and stick to it. According to Meridith Griffin (McMaster University) it calls for a reflective process that draws upon one’s strengths of existing knowledge gained through life experience, and that addresses one’s on-going […]
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