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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 -
Editorial Why we need a movement to develop community-oriented integrated practice Paul Thomas Update Policies to support compassionate communities Lord Nigel Crisp What is community-orientated integrated practice? Paul Thomas, Laura Calamos, David Colin-Thomé & Kurt C Stange How might we cultivate flourishing spaces? Louise Younie The cracks Sarah Mandourah Growing younger Freya Qureshi Teaching health equity for medical students – exploring student and GP tutors’ perspectives Rohini Sabherwal & Dev Gadhvi Restoring humanism into the medical curriculum: a success story at a Spanish university Jonathan McFarland, Manuel Pera & Joaquim Gea The Yoga4NHS staff wellbeing programme Paul Fox Is meditation the medicine that medics need? A meeting with a Dhamma Doctor, Durga Mani Hugo Jobst Deep listening – a perspective Sangasiha Introducing Su Ha – a practice for personal and collective wellbeing in an age of climate crisis Chris Johnstone Holistic evaluation Paul Thomas 21st century health and social care David Colin-Thomé From the frontline Jonathon Tomlinson Reviews -
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 -
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 -
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 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 Creating space and providing tools for personal development - Hugo Jobst, David Peters & Giskin DayMedical education should be helping us develop as whole people - Jonathan De OliveiraFinding our voice - Karla Maria Hamlet Effective learning can create time for a more complete medical education - Samuel SoeteView from the frontline - Maryam Malik Student stress: what one university is doing to support student wellness - Bruce CryerScratching the surface of the hidden curriculum: the BMJ Student podcast Sharp Scratch - Anna Harvey Bluemel & Charlotte RoseOverprescribing: reimagining medical education with social prescribing champions - Hamaad KhanMedics in the community: developing the tools for effective social prescribing - Hugo Jobst & Andrea WilliamsonSo much goes missing when we work online - Andrew ZhouThe missing link: human interconnection in online learning - Anamika Pereira PaiCompassion – walking the walk, who does the talk? - Louise YounieExploring the human dimension in medicine - Sivakami SibiChallenges for learning about planetary health - Anna Moore & Rosa Caitlin Jones HughesRe-conceiving professionalism in a time of crisis - Vidya NanthakumarYoga for medical student wellbeing - Ellie GraceResearch -
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 -
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 -
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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
