Behind the Wheel
A patient guides holistic practice
The Grip of Alcoholism
Turning the tide of addiction
Clinical Curiosity and Compassion
The balance of maintaining a patient-focus within clinical learnings
Green Space, Deep Breath
A patient’s belief in Nature’s healing makes a powerful impact
I Fixed his Clock
Pointillism used to consider eating disorders in the elderly
Reflecting on Grief
Recent family bereavement leads this artist to deeply process her hard-won philosophy around life and death – and that of patients
When Breath Becomes Air
A doctor’s transition to becoming a patient
Primum non nocere: first do no harm
Tension between the will to ‘cure’ and treatment impairing the patient’s health
Beyond Physical Boundaries
The significance of giving space to the unknown in consultations
Fire and Snow
The early trauma of visiting the poet’s mother’s in hospital re-visited
The Meeting
How an isolated, shared experience, albeit brief – can forge a unique bond and impact on your life
Healing power of prayer
The role of faith in well-being under multi-perspectives scrutiny
Loss
The unexpected emotional impact of a family doctor’s concern for a man whose wife died of cancer
Rescue
The initial disconnecting and isolating aspect of pain and illness – and relief when a web of support emerges
Alive
‘The miracle of life is not to live – but to be alive’: the doctor’s role in supporting patients to address self-depleting patterns
A Real Person Too
A young addict unexpectedly finds understanding from the medical profession
Let Go
A lyrical interpretation of patients’ feelings of being misunderstood and aching to be free
A Note On Haiku
Imaginative, poetic presentations of medical conditions
Unpredictable
‘There will always be shadows on the land ..’ the dynamic balance between health and illness
U.B.H.T Lost Property
A hospital-gowned patient at hospital desk – seeking his identity
Christmas Decorations
Narrative based on an encounter with an elderly lady in hospital ward not wanting to return home to her isolated existence