Jim Schirmer: Integrating wellbeing, therapy and the soul
About this episode
Jim Schirmer discusses the integration of wellbeing, therapy, and the soul in the context of modern mental health challenges.
While society has advanced in its understanding of mental health, with advances in treatment, wider awareness and a reduction in stigma, there seems to be no abating of the mental health crisis. Tracing the history of modern psychotherapy, and the systematic approach taken by the medical sciences, Jim Schirmer returns to the podcast to reflect on the academic heritage of psychotherapy and the therapeutic direction of our understanding of human mental health and wellbeing.While recognising the enormous gains and gifts of medical precision, diagnosis and classification systems, is it possible that something could be gained from greater inclusion of other traditions that think deeply about the human condition? And how does Christian faith with its central image of the cross speak to an age which seems to pursue the goal of eliminating suffering and pursue individual happiness as the highest good? And where, in all of this, is there space for the mystery of the human soul? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: St John's Cathedral
Guest: Jim Schirmer
Topics covered
- mental health
- psychotherapy
- Christian faith
- wellbeing
- human condition
- suffering
- soul
Keywords
- mental health
- psychotherapy
- Christian faith
- wellbeing
- human condition
- suffering
- soul
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: St John's Cathedral
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