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Spirituality, Mental Health and Wellbeing SIG
Chairs: Dr Jill Buckledee and Dr Katja Milner
This SIG focusses upon spirituality, mental health and wellbeing across diverse contexts, including in relation to study, research and practice.
The group emphasises co-creating a safe yet focussed space to reflect, explore and share skills and inspiration together.
All INSS members are welcome to join.
2025
Monday 13 February, 12.00 - 13.15 London time
Dr June Boyce-Tillman: ‘Illness or salvation - the visionary experience in contemporary structures of mental health’
Monday 28 April, 12.00 - 13.15pm London time
Dr Katharyn Mumby: ‘“Speak my language” – findings from WELLHEAD - a practical Toolkit for spiritual and mental health contexts’
Most recent event:
Monday 7 October 2024: 12.00 - 13.15 BST
Creative Repair – A Spiritual Discipline?
A presentation followed by discussion with Revd Dr Anne Holmes
Check out Anne's book on the topic:
https://chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334061762/creative-repair
Previous event
Monday 1 July 12.00-13.30 BST
'Exploring Spirituality, Mental Health and Epistemic Injustice'
Presentation by Dr Patricia Carlisle, Queen's University, Belfast.
PAST EVENTS
29 April 2024. "Religious Disaffiliation: Subsequent experiences of life and care needs" with Maria Björkmark.
Leaving a religious community may lead to significant changes in a person’s life. Dr Maria Björkmark, University Lecturer at Åbo Akademi University in Finland, presented a summary of her Doctoral research highlighting the implications of religious disaffiliation for a person’s life and health, and what constitutes support and care in this context.
29 January 2024. "Meaning Making in Spirituality and Mental Health" with Katja Milner and Katie Mottram.
Dr Katja Milner presented a summary of her Doctoral research on meaning making in the context of spirituality, mental health and recovery. She was joined by Katie Mottram, founder of ‘Emerging Proud’ who discussed meaning making in the context of spiritual emergence.
27th November 2023. "Finding HOPE in Existential Crisis: The role of spirituality in suicide aftercare and prevention"
with Dr Simon Jones
We welcomed Dr Simon Jones from La Trobe University, Australia, to outline his experiences of working with suicide as Programme Lead of the Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) Programme in rural Australia, and the role spirituality plays in existential crisis.
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