Journal Archives - British Association for Holistic Medicine & Health Care
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  • Editorial Research Under oath Sophia Geaney Trying my professional identity on for size Georgina Haffner I want to start living Sam Soete Guided by the light: navigating a professional crossroads Hugo Jobst The gift: a cancer journey and the wounded healer Louise Younie A letter to my 23-year-old self Kathleen Wenaden A practitioner’s journey Jane Myat Care and creativity – the power of mending Charlotte Jenner A journey to the heart of rheumatology Lucie Wilk My practitioner journey; weaving together psyche and iatros, soul and medicine Alan Kellas Narrative and identity: an experience of shared reading in a secure mental health unit Franz Schembri Wismayer The necessary and neglected work of the soul in healthcare Jane Stevens How can a holistic perspective benefit practitioners, patients and the planet? Sayed Adam Bukhari Arts and crafts in healthcare: What William Morris can teach us about the benefits of a holistic perspective for practitioners, patients and the planet Felicity Smith Alienation and the crisis of NHS staff morale Jonathon Tomlinson Reviews
  • Editorial Why do we need health creation now? Lord Nigel Crisp in conversation with Hugo Jobst Self-care revisited Rebecca Walker Lessons in stillness (from a canal-boat) Kathleen Wenaden Accepting imperfection Ellie Carter Transformative reflection: getting to the heart of your practice and how you see yourself Linda de Cossart Hands of hope: the importance of compassion Jonathan McFarland and Dojham How may we learn about compassion? A pilot study Maliha Banu Holism in education: the rainbow metaphor Ross Bryson You may have missed… The tricky transition: life after finals Bethan Harris and Isabel Sawyer Nature-based food cultures and farming for whole health Miche Fabre Lewin and Daphne Lambert Sunlit mirrors: reflections on teams and retreats Edwina Lawson Hope and health creation Jonathon Tomlinson
  • Editorial JHH/BHMA/CoM student survey
    Inspiring a radical approach to primary care Professor Sir Sam Everington and JHH editor in chief David Peters in conversation
    Leadership in the wilderness: a short course in tight conditions Trevor Thompson, Jeremy Le Fevre, Tara Hart, Saaketh Nerellakunta, Priya Basnet and Daksh Bhatnagar
    The bodymind matters Simon Lewis
    The lost update Exploring the missing curriculum with primary care professionals: 2019–2022 Andrew Morrice
    How to enhance medical lifestyle education Elizabeth Thompson, Muz Ali Khan and Milly Hooper
    Bullying, hierarchy and safe space Sabrina Gauchen
    Encountering homelessness Isobel Conibear
    Looking after our own wellbeing Rahul Ganguly
    Then and now: see it, say it, sorted – to tell, or not to tell David Zigmond
    What is co-creation and why is it so valuable to the future of medical education? Louise Younie
    Reflecting on reflective practice – innovations and traditions Michael Zervos
    ‘Balint’ groups for general practice trainees: good for doctors and good for patients Jonathan Gore
    A place for Buddhist wisdom in modern medical education and clinical training Sally Doust
    From the frontline Jonathon Tomlinson
    Letter Research you may have missed Review
  • Editorial Creating space and providing tools for personal development - Hugo Jobst, David Peters & Giskin Day
    Medical education should be helping us develop as whole people - Jonathan De Oliveira
    Finding our voice - Karla Maria Hamlet Effective learning can create time for a more complete medical education - Samuel Soete
    View from the frontline - Maryam Malik Student stress: what one university is doing to support student wellness - Bruce Cryer
    Scratching the surface of the hidden curriculum: the BMJ Student podcast Sharp Scratch - Anna Harvey Bluemel & Charlotte Rose
    Overprescribing: reimagining medical education with social prescribing champions - Hamaad Khan
    Medics in the community: developing the tools for effective social prescribing - Hugo Jobst & Andrea Williamson
    So much goes missing when we work online - Andrew Zhou
    The missing link: human interconnection in online learning - Anamika Pereira Pai
    Compassion – walking the walk, who does the talk? - Louise Younie
    Exploring the human dimension in medicine - Sivakami Sibi
    Challenges for learning about planetary health - Anna Moore & Rosa Caitlin Jones Hughes
    Re-conceiving professionalism in a time of crisis - Vidya Nanthakumar
    Yoga for medical student wellbeing - Ellie Grace
    Research
  • Editorial - Everything alive is embodied - David Peters The rise of health coaching in the care continuum – an American perspective - Bruce Cryer Embodiment – a new way of being - Philip Shepherd Where has the body gone? - Samantha Emanuel & Luke Davies Losing touch in the pandemic - Bella Eacott Integrated medicine: some historical reflections and three cases from primary care - David Peters Feldenkrais on prescription – mindful movements for pain relief, inner peace and optimism - Julia Wrigley Treating resistant psycho-physiological symptoms in somatic therapies through emotional embodiment - Raja Selvam Embodiment – the Alpha and the Omega of somatic psychotherapy - Michael Rupp Embodiment in the female pelvis after birth - Rebecca Davies Embodied breathing habits - Aligning breathing mechanics with respiratory chemistryPeter M Litchfield & Sandra Reamer Psychedelics and meditation, part 2: lessons from personal exploration - James Hawkins Research
  •  Editorial  Update  A new transatlantic collaboration – BHMA and the Integrative Health Institute - Bruce Cryer & David Peters  Integrative medicine – an introduction - David Peters  The living gap – bridged by life-compassion: first order principles for healing the crises of our planet, its peoples, and you - David Reilly  Social prescribing: holism in action  - Mike Dixon & David Peters  The Humanising Healthcare Forum: A response to the latent desire for more meaning in medicine  - Hugo Jobst  Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in complex pain – an anthroposophic approach - David McGavin  Is acupuncture just NICE enough? Why is acupuncture now recommended for chronic pain but not for back pain? - Mike Cummings  Psychedelics and meditation, part 1: research on potential synergy - James Hawkins  An open letter of love and care to health care professionals with resilience strategies for the Covid-19 war  - Thomas Skovholt & Michelle Trotter-Mathison  William House   Research
  • Editorial Sphurana – seeing with new eyes  - Peter Owen Jones A new cosmology of consciousness and science of love - Jude Currivan (re)Wilding healthcare - Jonathon Tomlinson Can healthcare professionals humanise dying? - Marina Malthouse Healing and love - Paul Dieppe, Sarah Goldingay, Natalie Harriman, Ayesha Nathoo & Sara Warber Emerging practices for bringing nature into health and care services - Alan Kellas Eco-psychotherapy: current, ancient and future?  - Roger Duncan Deep adaptation: ways to grow through dissolution - Alan Heeks Adverse childhood events: what next now we know? - Margaret Hannah & Jacqueline Nugent Healing through the collective intelligence of our profession - Sam Hazledine Searching the way home - Mac Macartney Humanity’s imperative: heart-based creative leadership  - Bruce Cryer Humanising medical education  - Louise Younie Debating the wisdom of long-haul electives in an era of climate emergency - Trevor Thompson & Philippa Clery How can holistic healthcare influence health inequalities? - Deeya Kotecha News and Research William House
  • Contents:

    Editorial What is holding us back from caring for ourselves? Sarah Kuipers and Sarah Eagger Emotions are contagious Jonathon Tomlinson Why play is the best form of self-care Darryl Edwards …and breathe! A key innate resource, hiding in plain sight Andrew Morrice Heaps of health Thuli Whitehouse Polyvagal theory and community singing Tina Sharman Sophrology – a self-care treasure waiting to be discovered by the wider world Philip Carr-Gomm Awakening your inner physician Ciara Jean Roberts Humble sleep Ashish Bhatia Fasting – a modern take on an ancient practice Antonia Wrigley Becoming a person: the Hera project at Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre Emma Drew Humanising medicine through co-creative self-care Louise Younie Breaking free from the chains of expectation Natasha Alia Razman Art of pressure Guto John To flourish  Yunrui Hao William House Column Reviews
  • Contents:

    Editorial Flourishing through creative enquiry: humanising the medical experience - Louise Younie Flourishing through creative practice during the Covid-19 lockdowns  - Sabina Dosani Why addressing the emotional lives of medical students is essential to their education - Lucy Marks  Art objects in conversation with psychiatrists at the Ashmolean Museum - Maria Grazia Turri and Gregory Hilton Softening the landing - Hugh Grant Peterkin Waves  - Freya Elliott Walking together - Harris Nageswaran, Hester Toovey and Grace Catchpole Just remember I love you - Jess Thomerson Things I would rather do - Kane Benjamin Alexander Finding time to create - Mashael Ishaque Human flourishing in medical education - Hester Toovey Until the last breath - Shakira Irfan Painting the doctor–patient relationship - Inova Shun Wah Lee Thriving through connection - Alex Bache Flourishing in medical education - Ben Rose The first wave - Simon Hall Ten years on - Tom Cassidy We do not yet see clearly but hope is gold - Rachel Handley Wise doctors: what can they teach us about flourishing? - Sabena Jameel Joyful doctors – bringing creativity back into medicine - Emily Fulleylove and Caroline Walker William House Column Arts and health resources Reviews Endpiece
    • Can GP practices become hubs for transition?
    • Going beyond the biopsychosocial - The complex person in a complex environment and uncertain world
    • Change of self, change of system – journey into Integrative Medicine
    • Student Essay Winner: Holistic lessons from a pandemic...prevention is better than cure
    • NHS healthcarers’ staff erosion: England 2020s: Dust bowl USA 1930s
    • Build Back Better
    • Re-imagining healthcare towards health equity
    • A better future for healthcare
    • When I say flourishing in medical education
    • Reimagining psychotherapy and the emerging promise of psychedelics
  • Contents

    Editorial Measurable beneficial effects: the evidence for using meditation in everyday healthcare Liza Thomas-Emrus Yoga mindfulness retreats for doctors: pilot evaluation Thuli Whitehouse and Paras Patel Integrative self-care workshops in primary care John Simmons Toothpaste stickers: a new selfcare tool? Ashish Bhatia Self-care mandala journaling: slow burn, burn up, or burnout? Kathleen Quinn 100 years of yoga therapy Heather Mason and Janice White Margins to mainstream: enhancing health and wellbeing through the arts Anthony Woods and Nikki Crane Words that harm, words that heal Betsan Corkhill Reflections on causation in healthcare David Zigmond William House Column Research  Reviews
  • Editorial - The pandemic makes our old stories redundant Obituary - Craig Brown – a life guided by healing and whole-person care Ante-thanatos care – a holistic approach for preparing for the end of life - Craig Brown Medical education’s changing story - Clare Gerada Creative words for health and wellbeing - Larry Butler Expressive writing - James Hawkins The golden thread - Maria Hancock Uncertainty and resilience – a medical student’s story - Max Williamson Crossing the threshold: my story of liminality - Michael Zervos What can anthroposophic psychotherapy contribute to our understanding of human distress and sickness? - John Lees Language is not just data: it is a custodian of our humanity - David Zigmond Schwartz Rounds - Paquita de Zulueta Some reflections on stories in general practice - Andrew Morrice Annual resilience symposium for medical teachers William House Reviews
  • Eating for individual, public and planetary health Mike Dixon The Real Food campaign For a healthy, sustainable and affordable British diet Antonia Wrigley Sitopia: the power of thinking through food  Carolyn Steel Food: emotion, imagination and reality Andrew Morrice EAT-Lancet – is there such a thing as ‘one-size-fits-all’ sustainability Robert Verkerk Nose to tail nutrition and evolution Heather Rosa Food for health: Putting traditional foods back on the table Izabella Natrins Making health infectious: from organic principles to whole health agriculture Lawrence Woodward OBE Food quality and its relevance to optimum health David Thomas Building a local community food system Phillip Sharratt Wilder labels, better farming Tim Martin Seeds of survival Fred Groom Wellington’s inspirational community projects Helen Gillingham ‘Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food’ Is food the foundation for good health? - Student Essay Competition Winner Jessica Frost Prescribing lifestyle medicine Mohanpal Singh Chandan and Asfia Aftab
  • Love’s labours lost Why society is straitjacketing its professionals and how we might release them Iona Heath Building resilient neighbourhoods with small doses of kindness Syeda Akhtar Self-compassion and resilience for healthcare professionals  Kai Krüger A simple model to find patient hope for positive lifestyle changes: GRIN Jen Unwin and David Unwin Realistic hope – and its role in keeping us resilient in times of crisis  Catherine Zollman with Jennie Evans Activating hope in times of unravelling  Chris Johnstone Can life in a former chocolate factory be infused with faith, hope and love? Lisa Loveridge There is no ‘I’ without ‘we’ in palliative care  Marina Malthouse Mother, magic or medicine? The psychology of the placebo David Zigmond Faith discrimination in the NHS: Multiple penalties facing Muslim doctors  Hina J Shahid Medical schools’ duty of care and the future of medicine Wassim Merzougui  & Saleh Jawad
  • The nature–human connection and health Alex Laird Gaian psychology in practice Chris Johnstone Reclaiming nature-based practice for the modern world Roger Duncan Managing mental health with nature Paul Brook The Earth Says (after Hokasai Says) Larry Butler Learning super-resilience from nature Alan Heeks Ecotherapy: the benefits for young people Jess Bayley Nurturing wellbeing through nature Melanie Vincent Health and wellbeing in nature Ewan Hamnett & Gareth Morgan Illuminations of nature Fiona Hamilton Welcome inspiration – the vitality of natural inclusion in human wellness Alan Rayner Poetry Peter Owen-Jones Your world in words: connecting to oneself and nature Gazelle Buchholtz & Ann Hodson Fractals: the hidden beauty and potential therapeutic effect of the natural world Lucy Loveday Researching the potential therapeutic action of medicinal plants using a post-reductionist method Michael Evans  
  • Social prescription: coming up for air Social prescribing and the development of the ‘evidence base’ Compassionate Frome – working towards a more connected community The true potential of social prescribing Social prescribing – a layman’s perspective Social prescribing for equality and resilience: the SPEAR project Parkrun: stories of inspirational people Social prescribing in London – a GP perspective Sing with Us – the benefits of arts and social prescribing Rediscovering human-nature connectedness through social prescribing Arts on prescription – five steps to success The beauty of being an ‘outsider’ Health creation and social prescribing … what’s the difference? Whither social prescribing? The Fife Shine programme Social prescribing – are drugs or people the better cure? Plus • Update • Research • Reviews
  • Ecological pilgrimage Peter Reason A journey through cancer Chris Drury The pilgrimage to Santiago – the talking walking cure Paul Donovan Thoughts while on an Everest England pilgrimage Peter Owen Jones The return Poem by Peter Owen Jones from ANAMNESIS – the remembering of soul Poem by Jay Rayner Dying – the final journey Peter Fenwick Pilgrimage at the end of life Deborah Kelly Pilgrimage as a pathway to healing for humans A gathering of change-makers Mandy Pullen 8 steps on a journey to healing Frances Goodall Voyaging into the aboriginal world Bruce Parry with David Peters On granite ankles, in the lungs of gods Dave King A shaman’s journey Evelyn M Brodie Creating Pukka herbs Sebastian Pole We are not alone - The healing shadow of the other David Zigmond
  • Shifting the pattern Bill Sharpe Unleashing health communities – stop building health centres Dan Hopewell Changing the world one community at a time – the growth of an idea and the arrival of the orchids William House Integrating the art of healing with the science of curing Paul Dieppe, Sara L Warber and Emmylou Rahtz The lost art of being with death Hermione Elliott Nature as therapy - Is nature-connection the antidote to the stresses and impacts of contemporary life? Pat Fleming Transformative innovations for health A gathering of change-makers Darkness, life-compassion and the seeds of transformation Notes and results from the front line of The Healing Shift Enquiry David Reilly Making (sacred) space for staff renewal and transformation Rev Stephen Wright Lifestyle medicine education – an answer to chronic disease? John Sykes Music, medical school and curating wellbeing Jayne Garner
  • Resilience and realistic hope for women with breast cancer Breast cancer screening - an informed choice? What really happens during birth and how can a doula help? Rewiring our body to pleasure 'Dying to help': female doctor suicide and the NHS workforce crisis Herbs for women's health And more ...
  • Three Horizons: the patterning of hope - Bill Sharpe From health inequalities to ‘nature deficit disorder’  - David Peters A vision for sustainable healthcare - Trevor Thompson and Knut Schroeder Resilience: How we keep sailing - Jennifer Napier Is healing an option to aid sustainable healthcare futures? - Paul Dieppe & Chris Roe Too much diagnosis ... and not enough artthe gift of narrative to medicine - William House Our ill-faring welfare The hinterland of our headlines - David Zigmond

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