GoHealth Podcast

Be inspired by the roots of healing in the early church. Find out how healing was so linked to the growth of Christianity. Consider how we can be a healing presence today by learning from those who have gone before. We hope you find this an uplifting and hopeful podcast episode! In this first episode of the Healing Histories series we share a conversation with Professor Amanda Porterfield, professor of religion at Florida State university and author of ‘Healing in the history of Christianity’ Could there be anyone more perfect to launch this new podcast series from GoHealth? We don't think so. In their conversation, Gillian and Amanda cover the following topics: Links: Episode Transcript available here. Amanda Porterfield 'Healing in the History of Christianity.' The GoHealth Everyday Healing Course Get your GoHealth journal here. Recent report on social factors and health

What is going on in our brain when we experience pain? Are emotional, mental and physical pain the same? Is it all in our heads after all? In this episode of the GoHealth podcast we take a deep dive into the topic of pain, what it is and how to live with it, with Professor Amy Wachholtz. Prof Amy Wachholtz is an Associate Professor in psychology at the university of Colorado where she is the director of health psychology. She specializes in talking a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach in identifying ways to improve pain management including in palliative care, acute medical care, chronic pain and addiction. She is a psychologist who doesn’t just sit in the university but has a license to prescibe, working with patients in care, including those with cancer, chronic pain and at end of life. She is also holds a masters in divinity and has worked as a chaplain. Gillian and Amy cover: Links: Find out more about Amy's work a the Wachholtz Lab Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community. Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth

We can't think of a better way to draw our series on burnout to a conclusion by talking to Jonathan Malesic - he literally wrote the book on how to end burnout. 'The End of Burnout' was an Amazon best book in 2022 and is being translated into 9 languages - this is an episode many people need to hear! Jonathan Malesic is an essayist, journalist, and scholar whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Republic, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, America, Commonweal, Notre Dame Magazine, The Hedgehog Review, The Point, Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere. His work has been recognized as notable in Best American Essays (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and Best American Food Writing (2020) and has received special mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology (2019). He has been the recipient of major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisville Institute. His first book, Secret Faith in the Public Square, won a ForeWord INDIES gold medal for the religion category (2009). His newest book, The End of Burnout, was named a Best Book of 2022 by Amazon and the Next Big Idea Club. It is being translated into nine languages. He lives in Dallas, Texas. Image credit: Sarah Wall. In this episode, Gillian Străine, CEO of GoHealth explores the following with Jonathan: Links: Jonathan's website: https://jonmalesic.com The End of Burnout - or available wherever you get your books. Jonathan also mentioned '4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman' also available wherever you get your books. Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community. Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth

What if every day ended with a sense of satisfaction and contentment, whatever our circumstances? Could Day Crafting be a culture changing antidote to burn out? Gillian Straine explores these possibilities and more with our guest, the brilliant Bruce Stanley. Bruce Stanley has a long history of creative endeavours. He is currently the Innovation and Product Lead for HeartEdge. In his 20s, he ran away from the circus to get involved in even more creative things – he is a specialist in positive psychology, design and innovation and personal and spiritual development. Ten years ago, he pioneered the Forest Church movement. These days, he is focused on a new methodology called Day Crafting. He's written five workbooks on the topic and is training NHS workers in the UK, circus performers in Sweden and busy leaders in organisations in the US, Canada and Australia. He is usually found with his wife Sara somewhere on a beautiful hill farm in the Cambrian mountains, where they're growing a permaculture forest garden and blending their own wild and herbal teas to sell to locavores. Gillian explores a number of questions and themes with Bruce including: What is Day Crafting? What problems does Day Crafting address, and what doesn’t it address? The potential and meaning of ‘Crafting’ in the title? What is the neuroscience behind it all? Does Day Crafting help prevent / recovery from burn out? Is Day Crafting only valuable at the individual level or does it influence community life as well? Can Day Crafting heal the world? Links: Day Crafting VIA Strengths Model Join the GoHealth Community

Where do you go when you kiss the concrete? As part of our Burn Like Stars series Gillian talks with Sarah Horsman, Warden of the Sheldon Community in Devon. A place of refuge and recuperation for many when life in ministry gets tricky. Together they explore: Links: Sheldon retreat: https://www.sheldonretreat.com Sheldon Hub for clergy support and wellbeing: https://www.sheldonhub.org GoHealth Community: https://gohealth.org.uk/gohealth-community/

Gillian talks with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang about his book Rest. He is a Silicon Valley-based consultant and writer. Their conversation explores: Join the Burn Like Stars series Alex's books. Follow the GoHealth Community on our socials @guildofhealth

Can faith and science share a healed and healing relationship? Gillian shares a fascinating and insightful conversation with Davinder and Matthew Gardner, directors of The Faith Experiment project. This episode is well worth a listen, whatever your relationship is with science, or faith. Davinder currently works as a Clinical Scientist, performing tests and planning radiotherapy treatments. Achieving registration as a Clinical Scientist in 2014, Matthew became a phototherapy physics lead. He also specialised in diagnostic radiology, as well as radiation protection applied to radiology and radiotherapy. Show notes: Links: The Faith Experiment ECLAS Join the GoHealth Community Twitter and Facebook @guildofhealth Instagram @guildofhealth

How can the experience of music help us learn more about what it means to be human? This is the question Gillian explores with Joe Fort in this episode of the GoHealth podcast. Joe is a conductor and a musicologist based in London. He has been the director of Music at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge since 2021, where he conducts a professional choir in the weekly services He is the director of the chapel choir and lecturer in music at King's College, London. His performances indeed with that choir have been recognised, and I quote as 'English choral singing as at his best, he has released multiple recordings, most recently these include work with the Britten Sinfonia, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Hanover Band. He goes all over the world, conducting, recently appearing in the Festival de Mexico, White Nights Festival in St Petersburg and the Montreal Organ Festival. His training - he holds a PhD in music from Harvard University and his academic interests focus on 18th century music and dance. Links: St Paul’s Knightsbridge Cowbridge Music Festival In Paradisum, Faure’s Requiem Brain Oddessys Charity ECLAS Go Health Community Follow GoHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @guildofhealth

A special compilation Easter episode sharing nuggets from previous episodes on the theme of resurrection: Bishop Jan McFarlane on her breast cancer experience. Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert on her incurable cancer and repeated resurrections. Dr Paula Gooder helps us find hope in the resurrection. Bishop Adrian Newman reflects on the significance of the stone being rolled away from the tomb. Very Reverend Martin Fair shares his passion and the need for radical resurrection today. All episodes of the GoHealth Podcast along with most of their transcripts can be found here. Find out more and join the GoHealth Community here. Photo credit: Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash

What if medicine started with lifestyle solutions rather than seeking solutions to sickness? Listen to Dr Richard Pile's hard won wisdom in the area of lifestyle medicine in this inspiring and challenging conversation with Gillian Straine. Trigger warning - there is a mention of suicide towards the end of this episode. Find Richard's full biography and the transcript of this conversation here. Links: Richard's book - Fit for purpose Thrive Tribe Zero Three Headspace GoHealth Community Follow GoHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @guildofhealth

Looking for a positive boost to give you a lift at the end of January? Wanting to give your New Year's resolutions a kick-start, again? Listen to this inspiring and uplifting conversation between Gillian Straine and Alex Strangwayes-Booth. Alex has a long history working in religious broadcasting for the BBC and has been on an inspiring journey of health and wellbeing for many years. She shares many hints and helpful suggestions in this episode that also includes themes of: Links: Alex Strangwayes-Booth Coaching Fly lady Jonathan Roche One Year, No Beer James Clear Atomic Habits GoHealth Community Episode Transcript Follow GoHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @guildofhealth

What are the simple ways to build mental and emotional resilience every day? Gillian gets under the skin of this question in this brilliant interview with Will Van Der Hart. Will is a coach, author, priest in London and Director of The Mind and Soul Foundation. His interest in emotional health is wide ranging, reflecting his broad experience in a variety of pastoral contexts. He is a Mental Health First Aider and is passionate about equipping church leaders to look after their own emotional health as well as empowering them to manage the emotional needs of their congregations. He is co-author of the new book Mind Fuel the book he co-wrote with adventurous author, Bear Grylls - a focus for this conversation. Their broad and beautiful conversations covers much ground, including: Links: Mind Fuel Mind Soul Foundation Join the GoHealth Advent Journey: Waiting Well Full episode transcript available here.

No leaf is left unturned, not even a fig leaf, in this delightful and uplifting episode of the GoHealth podcast. Gillian talks to the director of the Conservation Foundation, David Shreeve. Take yourself outdoors to listen to it, if you can, and get some of the benefits that Gillian and David talk about here. Some of the ground they cover includes: Links: Episode transcript available on podcast page of website. The Conservation Foundation Join the GoHealth Community Follow GoHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @guildofhealth

In this special first episode of the third season of the GoHealth podcast, Gillian talks with The Very Reverend Martin Fair. Martin is a Former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Minister of St. Andrew's Church in Arbroath that operates an inspirational community project called Havilah. He is the incoming chair of the Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum. But arguably even more interesting than all of those significant accolades he was the Church of Scotland Minister in residence at Balmoral on the final weekend of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's life. In this inspiring, challenging and touching episode Martin and Gillian talk about Links: Join the GoHealth Community gohealth.org.uk Follow GoHealth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @guildofhealth Havilah http://www.arbroathstandrews.org.uk/?page_id=94 Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum https://www.sprf.org.uk

What is the meaning of health? Bishop Adrian Newman talks with Dr Gillian Straine about the answer to this question, as well as sharing his story about retiring from his role as Bishop due to chronic migraines. There is so much to ponder from this episode we'll be taking a break in August but will return with our new podcast series in September. Ponder along with Gillian and Adrian: Links Wilderness and wellbeing retreat - book now! Join the GoHealth community. The Canterbury Cross as worn by Bishop Newman can be viewed in this biography for Bishop Newman. Transcript of this podcast episode can be found here.

Nicky Burr, GoHealth community member, talks with Gillian about her healing journey as a transgender woman. This is an episode rich with insights and honesty that you will not want to miss listening to, the many topics covered include: (The views expressed in the podcasts are personal to those speaking and do not necessarily represent the views of the organisation.) Links: Come on the Wilderness and Wellbeing retreat Join the GoHealth community Find out more about the Healthy Healing Hubs project Transgender and faith resources: Creating Sanctuary Trans Health Follow us on social media: @guildofhealth.

Gillian has an honest and insightful conversation with Nick Thorley. Nick is co-founder and co-host of Nomad Podcast. He lives in Nottingham where he spent most of his 20’s working as a Youth Minister for a group of Methodist churches. Since then he’s been involved in fundraising for various international development charities. Nick loves to hang out with his kids, run very long distances, drink good coffee and meet up with friends. Themes and thoughts explored: Links: Nomad podcast www.nomadpodcast.co.uk GoHealth community https://gohealth.org.uk

Gillian talks with Brian Draper about living with Long COVID and numerous other physical challenges he encountered in 2021. Brian is an author, he is a regular speaker at Greenbelt and other festivals, and he has presented on Thought for the Day on BBC Radio four Today program for over a decade. Episode notes: Brian gives an overview of his work. Gillian and Brian talk about labyrinths and a day that Brian facilitated for the Guild. They discuss connecting with God in creation and Brian shares some practices he facilitates with people in the outdoors. Being present and unpacking the Hebrew word Hineni – here I am. Brian shares about the challenging experiences he and his family have endured over the past two years. He shares how spiritual practices and the online community who engage with his content have been. a rich source of support and encouragement. Gillian and Brian reflect on the individual and collective wisdom to be learned from those who have experienced illness and adverse life experiences. The healing power of storytelling along with the vulnerability of doing it. Brian shares his wisdom on both letting go and how to embrace living well in the present. Finally Brian gives an overview of how he will live soulfully, in community with others, across 2022. Link: Brian Draper https://www.briandraper.org/ for information about the Lent series and other retreats Brian talked about on the podcast. Soulfulness and Soulful Nature books www.briandraper.org/books-1 Brian’s Thought for the Day from May 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09jftqc Healthy Healing Hubs, GoHealth https://gohealth.org.uk/hhh/ GoHealth Community https://gohealth.org.uk/gohealth-community/ Books referenced Sacred Journey – spiritual wisdom for times of transition byMike Riddel The Solace of Fierce Landscapes – mountain and desert spirituality by Beldon Lane

In this fascinating conversation Gillian Straine (CEO of the Guild of Health and St. Raphael) and Dr. Paula Gooder, Canon Theologian of St. Paul's Cathedral cover many topics including the following: Links: Dr. Paula Gooder's website Join the conversation: Waiting well - the GoHealth Advent Journey Join the GoHealth community Twitter: @guildofhealth Facebook: @GuildofHealth Instagram: @GuildofHealth Website: gohealth.org.uk Music: Return by Lane King from Upbeat Music Podcast produced in-house by the GoHealth team.

In this episode Gillian talks with Claire Foster-Gilbert, director of Westminster Abbey Institute, about her experience of living with Myeloma. Links: Myeloma UK website Miles to go before I sleep by Claire Foster-Gilbert GoHealth community review of Claire's book Caroline Chartres review of Claire's book on the Church Times website Waiting well - the GoHealth Advent Journey Join the GoHealth community Find us: Twitter: @guildofhealth Facebook: @GuildofHealth Instagram: @GuildofHealth Website: gohealth.org.uk Music: Return by Lane King from Upbeat Music Podcast produced in-house by the GoHealth team.