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Wellbeing & COVID: Recovering Together
As the pandemic has progressed, it’s become harder to ignore its impact on our wellbeing. We may have endured significant losses, such as bereavement, or longer periods of isolation. Some …
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In 2010 I began the delicate journey of exploring dementia and spirituality. What does it mean to forget, to lose words, thoughts, images of our lives, not recognise the people …
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According to the last Census, there are just under 700,000 people over the age of 65 in Scotland professing membership of a faith community. …..
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….. Anna Chaplains help those who feel isolated navigate the choppy waters of old age. They serve people of all faiths and none, in residential care and private homes. The …
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We are urged not to forget the commitment and passion for climate change that many people took to COP 26 last November in Glasgow. On the other side of the …
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Why talk about mental illness? In recent years, stories and statistics in the media have highlighted concerns that mental ill health is affecting increasing numbers of people of all ages, …
Read full article on TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS IN OLDER PEOPLEHOW CAN FAITH COMMUNITIES HELP OLDER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE ABUSE: Ageing Safely in Faith: How Faith Leaders can Respond to the Abuse of Older People
Katherine Southern, the Development Manager for Hourglass Scotland and Northern Ireland gave and excellent presentation on what is understood as elder abuse and how common it is. She emphasised the …
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Pioneering is about helping a new, life-giving culture emerge alongside and within inherited patterns. It is really hard to help bring new projects to birth whilst at the same time …
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The past flits and flutters back into my thoughts and alights on the branches of memory: Snowdrifts in front of Selby Abbey glowing in the warmth of Christmas lights, echoing …
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Rebecca, a retired physician, often feels anxious and overwhelmed. Now wheelchair bound due to Parkinson’s disease, she’s frustrated by immobility and memory loss caused by dementia. But, when her brother, …
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