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Category: Spirituality in Health

Losing our religion could reinvigorate faith in healthcare
Spirituality in Health

Losing our religion could reinvigorate faith in healthcare

Posted on July 30, 2017December 6, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Kiwis are losing their in record numbers but they’re leaning into life in diverse ways, which would make complete sense to the late theologian James Fowler. After…

Turning compassion fatigue upside down
Art

Turning compassion fatigue upside down

Posted on June 5, 2017January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Research is all very well, but what if the results force you to rethink existing beliefs and behaviours? I’ve just been challenged like that about…

Abortion, Godde and spiritual development
Abortion

Abortion, Godde and spiritual development

Posted on May 7, 2017March 9, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Pregnant, yet deep within I knew I couldn’t give this baby life. The decision was made to abort and back then, over 30 years ago,…

Unmixed attention: the lifeblood of professional spiritual care
Faith

Unmixed attention: the lifeblood of professional spiritual care

Posted on February 19, 2017January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

The conversation had rippled and sparkled. My doctor friend and I juggled theological ideas as they tumbled out and into the space between us. But…

Hooking up with Theo, again
Church

Hooking up with Theo, again

Posted on January 23, 2017January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Did you ever have a first love that you couldn’t leave behind? Whatever new friends you made, you just wanted that connection so much, even…

Divine dance partners: theology, compassion and interconnectedness in health
Books

Divine dance partners: theology, compassion and interconnectedness in health

Posted on January 8, 2017January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Reading Divine Dance: the Trinity and Your Transformation reconnected me with the insightful 20th century Trinity of The Matrix movie when she announced to the…

Compassionate healthcare is not the easy option
Compassion

Compassionate healthcare is not the easy option

Posted on July 25, 2016January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Compassion is a hot topic. A quick Google search throws up over 87 million references. Healthcare providers are increasingly promoting it as central to care.…

Reflection on Spirituality Demystified: Understanding Spirituality in Rational Terms
Books

Reflection on Spirituality Demystified: Understanding Spirituality in Rational Terms

Posted on December 6, 2015January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I didn’t expect to find myself humming the old hymn Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise at the launch of Spirituality Demystified: Understanding Spirituality in Rational…

Hospital Chaplains too Christian for Nones?
Death and Dying

Hospital Chaplains too Christian for Nones?

Posted on August 31, 2015February 7, 2018 by admin

She sat beside the bed, tears brimming. ‘Mum’s dying.’ ‘Yes.’ We sat in silence for a bit. ‘I’ve lost my faith.’ ‘Uh huh.’ ‘When my…

Shared vulnerability: the key to soulful & just end of life choices
Bodies

Shared vulnerability: the key to soulful & just end of life choices

Posted on June 19, 2015February 18, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I used to love the story of Little Red Riding Hood. There was something deliciously appealing about getting dressed up in an elegant red cape…

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  • One of the most wicked destructive forces, psychologically speaking, is unused creative power…If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or for some other reason, doesn’t use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison. That’s why we often diagnose neuroses and psychotic diseases as not-lived high possibilities. Marie-Louise von Franz
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