From Medicine to Ministry with Hospital Chaplain Christine Davies

About this episode

Amy Stone interviews Christine Davies about her journey from aspiring physician to hospital chaplain and the impact of living with epilepsy on her life.

If you love the show and you'd like to support it directly you can tip the host here https://imperfect-adulting.captivate.fm/support In this episode of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, Amy Stone speaks with Christine Davies about the journey from aspiring physician to hospital chaplain, and how living with epilepsy reshaped her personal and professional life. Christine joins the show from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The audience will enjoy insights on medical advocacy, faith, self-care, and how adversity can guide us to new callings. The Rev. Christine Vaughan Davies is an ordained Presbyterian Minister, ACPE Certified Educator, seminary professor and trained Spiritual Director. She runs the Spiritual Care Department at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. She lives with her family on a small farm in New Jersey and spends her time chasing chickens and chauffeuring her school-aged children to all their activities. Main Topics Covered: Facing medical gaslighting and learning self-advocacy through epilepsy diagnosis. Differentiating spirituality and organized religion, and healing after negative religious experiences. The emotional toll of pursuing difficult diagnoses and…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Stone

Guest: Christine Davies

Topics covered

• medical advocacy
• faith
• self-care
• adversity
• career transitions
• spirituality

Keywords

• hospital chaplain
• epilepsy
• medical gaslighting
• self-advocacy
• spiritual care
• career change
• faith
• organized religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Places: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, New Jersey

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