Published on NewsLocal publications: Hills Shire Times. Parramatta Advertiser. Rouse Hill Times. Got to love Australia Day! Of course one of the highlights is the ‘Australians of the Year Awards’. Nominations include exemplary Aussies from a variety of walks of life, among whom are avid health academics and advocates. Ita Buttrose is our ‘Australian of the Year’. Besides her historical
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It’s been a busy time for my office, talking to the public and the media about spirituality in healthcare. Every now and then the question of whether prayer works or not arises in the media. This causes vigorous debate in the community, as it should! You’d expect genuine cases of healing, through prayer alone, to go viral on all news world-wide.
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GUEST POST by Tony Lobl: What are our options if faced with a diagnosis of dementia? Might therapies without drugs prove helpful? A scientific research project and an individual’s spiritual journey point to that possibility in Do Drug-Free Options Offer Fresh Hope? – my most recent Huffington Post UK blog. A “drug-free therapy” helps slow the expected decline of people
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I’ve been away from my blog for a while! Whilst travelling in this work, I’ve had the privilege of attending a conference in Santa Monica on spirituality in healthcare, and meeting people reporting on, or working in healthcare. Most of these media professionals, healthcare service providers, and the general public agree that spirituality is a key component in wellbeing and
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What about these ads! Though we’re influenced by things like adverts, and by the people we admire and love, and people in official positions of authority, do we take the time to really think about our beliefs? We can laugh at vintage ads like these, but such products were mostly quite acceptable at the time. Indeed, if the doctor said
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Though Halloween isn’t a big celebration in Australia, I’m always ready with sweets or “candy” just in case there’s a knock at the door! I’ve got “healthy” sweets: chocolate-coated almonds, which I will surely devour if the tricksters don’t pitch. I’ll try to wait until at least 9pm, hey? I have a sister in America who celebrates her wedding anniversary on
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Some people find the word ‘prayer’ a bit naff. They prefer to say meditation, or something else not naff! The English language is a fantastic palate of language colour, and the more I read and write, the more I find the importance of choosing the right word. My guest, Daryl Francis, shares more on the subject of prayer, and his findings in Australia. Thanks,
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It’s great when misconceptions are corrected – it brings a sense of relief, because really we all want to know the truth. Be it about ourselves, our health or strange, destructive behaviour by animals. My guest post by Bob Cummings. Thanks, Bob! Did you know that the reputation lemmings have for committing mass suicide, mindlessly jumping off a cliff, is actually a
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“Two fish were swimming along in the ocean when one said to the other, “I just don’t feel the water today.” Well, it’s there, of course!” — Sarah C. Nelson’s article in the Christian Science Sentinel goes on to explain how Love is always around us, even if we feel somehow disconnected — it’s there, of course! Mental health is a big
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Not for long if you check out what Aussie thinkers are saying. However, it is lagging behind somewhat. Can Australia catch up with places like North America, the UK and Europe? This fascinating observation caught my attention by Australian consultant psychiatrist, Tanveer Ahmed in The Sydney Morning Herald: “The increasing embrace of wellness ideologies to embellish personal medical credentials is a
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