“Suicide, Faith and Staying Alive”

[glenn roberts]

Dear all 

my apologies if this is a provocative title but i'm pleased to say it comes from a kindly and compassionate source and constitutes an invitation and an offer to participate in what will hopefully be a hopeful event exploring just these issues.

The 'Spirituality Special Interest Group' in the Royal College of Psychiatrist is the largest special interest group with over 4000 members and is open to psychiatrists, mental health practitioners of any tribe, people with personal experience and anyone with an interest in their agenda and offerings.

the information below concerns the groups 'news update' and includes an invitation to attend an online event on this subject.

all good wishes 

Glenn

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View in browser           Spirituality SIG News update   Dear Friends,   I hope you had a chance to rest of the holidays and that you are moving on into the New Year with a positive frame of mind, despite all the challenges. Thank you for all of the positive feedback from our December conference, and thank you again to all the speakers and to the RCPsych team headed by Catherine Langley who facilitated the online conference.   We are looking forward to our next SPSIG meeting, “Suicide, Faith and Staying Alive” with top worldwide speakers and time for plenary discussions. You can view the programme here   This conference is again spread over two half day webinars, on 26th February and 5th March 2021, please see booking details. A Student bursary scheme is operating which will reduce the attendance fee for eligible students and low earners to £15 for both half day events, to apply please complete the following application form (PDF), and submit it to catherin...@rcpsych.ac.uk.   The SPSIG continues to grow and change, and it is with sadness that we say goodbye to Prof Simon Dein who is standing down from the executive committee after 14 years of service. Simon has spoken many times at SIG events providing an anthropological and Jewish perspective on areas as diverse as Kabbalistic healing, recent advances in Neurotheology and The voice of God, he has also headed up the team assessing the applications for the SIG essay prize. We hope to welcome Simon back as a speaker soon. SIG essay prize details.   We are very pleased to be able to announce that Robert Gordon has agreed to join us as a new trainee rep. Robert is an ST5 at Southern Health NHSFT, and presented at the December conference on Loneliness   Save the date: Friday 10th December 2021 is when we plan to hold our autumn day conference, we very much hope we might meet face to face by then.   As a follow up to our December 2020 conference you might be interested in this webinar.   Measurement in mental health care. Does spirituality count, and can it be counted? Thursday, February 4, 2021 12-1 pm CT, 6—7pm GMT     What does spirituality—or a sense of belonging—have to do with mental health? How do you measure spirituality and the impact of spiritual care on health outcomes? These are questions that Associate Medical Director for Research and Innovation Paul Wallang and Lead Chaplain Philip Evans have been working to answer at St. Andrew’s Healthcare, a specialist psychiatric health care organization in the United Kingdom. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Wallang and Reverend Evans about how psychiatrists, chaplains, and other St. Andrew’s team members collaborate with patients to identify and measure the outcomes of belonging, spirituality, and spiritual care that matter most. Here is the Registration Link.   Our friends at the British Association for the Study of Spirituality have relaunched as the International Network for the Study of Spirituality. Their new website, including details of their forthcoming conference in June, is at spiritualitystudiesnetwork.org    I look forward to seeing you all at the Spring conference   Ali Gray Spirituality SIG Chair

[Linden Lynn]

Dear Glenn and friends,

Thank you for reminding us of the importance of spirituality and connection to others. 

These are difficult times and it has had me ruminating on the similarities between a helpful response to a mental health crisis and a helpful response to the viral pandemic.

In both cases acting quickly, responsibly and taking the issue seriously seem important. Also there is a need for acceptance of what is, eg having to lie low for a space of time

At the same time there is a real need to take the time necessary to restore, (re-store,) to find things that improve the situation, to plan carefully for when the time is right to move forward again.

When I was very poorly, I made a tool kit with index cards. The first card was ABC Action Before Crisis. This seems as relevant to responding to the pandemic as it is to responding to mental unwellness.

My PLANS card

read.

P predict weaknesses, push gently toward mood control, Take time out.

L loss of routine , of relationships and control how to manage this?.

A always remember that routine helps, create new simple ones, exercise, eat and drink wisely. value good sleep patterns.Do the things you love

N now -try to keep focused on THIS time, NOW and undertake one thing at a time mindfully.

S steps take tiny steps,  be kind to yourself, try to smile -This too shall pass.

These seems very relevant to coping with the life changes of Covid_19

So a quick thanks to all those health workers supporting so many people . In the meantime it seems to recovery exchange could be a good way for us to help and support each other.

Warm wishes

Linden Lynn

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[margaret turner]

Dear Linden,

Thank you for sharing these thoughtful ideas.

I wonder if I might add in a small addition/extension.

I know that for me part of a daily routine must be to go out, usually very early, just as it's getting light, and walk, paying attention with all my senses, especially watching and listening to the birds, noticing the river in all it's changing moods, the light glinting on water, the wind on my face...

All this also helps me to there in the moment, in the changing flow of life, and not "connected to" but "a part of" the whole wonderful natural world! - "Good morning Crow" I might say...

When home I write of the most magical of these nature moments in my journal. 

Margaret.

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[Linden Lynn]

Hi Margaret, 

Yes, thanks, and I agree. It feels important to be out in the real world early as the day breaks  feels hopeful.

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Taking a walk and absorbing our connectedness, can give a sense of wellbeing and of normality, in such strange times.

Staying connected, through whatever routes we can, matters, doesn't it.

Take care and stay safe, everyone.

Linden

[ANGWIN-THOMSON, Carolyn (DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST)]

Thanks Glenn and all for both your thoughts and information in this thread. I find both mindful immersion in nature and spirituality in general to be so helpful at this time!

Best wishes,

Caro

 

 

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