Healing Capacities, Medical Protocols
In this episode, we ask what happens when medical protocol replaces human connection in medicine and in education. Medical and educational protocols are meant to meet as many people as possible in an average kind of way, but the response can be vastly different. We need to hold a space for listening to our students and our patients, our children and our community members, in order to discover the solutions that align with their values and needs.
Adam discusses a measurement called sense of coherence, which decreases our risk of death by any cause by 15 to 20%. We explore the ways that coherence is eroded or strengthened in teenagers through screens, social media, and societal and family expectations. On a larger level, we ask how we can have a sense of coherence when we see and hear about global suffering and challenges. "What can I do about this today?" is a hard question to answer when the world around us or our inner world feels chaotic.
We move into talking about the body and how the body is not like a car. We can replace parts, but the car doesn't have the capacity to heal itself like the human body does, and we can't mechanize emotional systems or our sense of life.
Near the end of the podcast, Adam discusses a study that indicates that fevers, particularly in children on the autism spectrum, can help bring the individuality forward in a stronger way.
Throughout the past two seasons, we've been asking you to reclaim two minutes a day to restore your wholeness. What have you done in those two minutes? How are you reclaiming them? We'd love to know. Email us at extendingtheartofhealing@gmail.com and share your stories with us.
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