Extending the Art of Healing Through Anthroposophy

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. Find more resources@helpthehealers.org and support this work by making a donation at MedicalSection.goetheanum.ch and follow us on Instagram Medical_Section. Thank you for listening and for sharing this podcast!

Allergy and Anxiety

This episode focuses on the connection between allergy and anxiety, and the ways in which our inner world relates to these two reactive processes. Adam equates the stimulus in our environment with our digestive system. We can chew and swallow a ton of food, even junk food, but processing it is a whole other matter entirely. It’s the same with the  stimulus in our environment. With that in mind, we explore the role of anti(s), antihistamines and anti-anxiety medications and how  they can help and hinder our healing. If you work with teens and children, this episode is definitely for you, as we dive into the pressure placed on parents and kids today. When society tells us that the finished product is the starting place, emptiness is sometimes the outcome. If trying, failing, and  growing are where meaning is created, where learning happens, how do we offer our children these types of capacity building  opportunities? We hope this episode invites you to explore your inner world and the growing trends of allergy and anxiety from a holistic perspective. Email us at mailto:extendingtheartofhealing@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @medical_section. Find more resources at helpthehealers.org (http://helpthehealers.org/) and support this work by making a donation at medicalsection.goetheanum.ch (https://medicalsection.goetheanum.ch/).

Rhythm Replaces Strength

The rhythms of the body and the rhythms of the planet have great wisdom, but rhythm is not about maximal efficiency, something that our current productivity culture insists upon. Rather, it is connected to vitality and life.  Our own capacity to heal is incredible, yet in our current western medical culture, we put more emphasis on outside interventions. This is true in educational systems, where we may not allow the natural unfolding of learning, but rather put standards and benchmarks above natural curiosity and interest. In other words, we have a regenerative body, but it needs time and rhythm to regenerate, to grow, to adapt, to learn.  Dr. Adam Blanning introduces us to "interoception," our ability to sense our own well-being, what Steiner called Life Sense. We look at the importance of the 24 hour rhythm, a cycle of light and dark, and its connection to our “I”, the most individual part of us.  We need forces of vitality to live and to heal. These forces are part of life and we can access them through the slow but wise physiology standing behind all of this, and behind anthroposophical medicine.  All of these thoughts, all of these fresh perspectives on healing, are why Adam and Laura are so excited to share our podcast with you! Please follow and share. Find more resources at helpthehealers.org [http://helpthehealers.org] and support this work by making a donation at medicalsection.goetheanum.ch [https://medicalsection.goetheanum.ch/].Email extendingtheartofhealing@gmail.com with your questions and ideas. Follow us on Instagram @medical_section.

The Antidote to Burnout

Burn-out! It’s everywhere. It affects parents, teachers, doctors, and students. Physicians feel it as their work becomes more and more consumed by medical records. Teachers feel it when they are asked to teach to the test. Parents feel it from the intense busyness that consumes daily life. Where does burn-out come from and how can we ease the sense of depletion it creates? Together Dr. Adam Blanning and Laura Scappaticci will explore burn-out and its antidotes, looking at time, technology, and ways to reclaim our wholeness.  If you haven’t yet listened to our 10 mini-episodes in Season 2, this episode is a great introduction to that content. If you have listened, Season 3 will help you apply that knowledge (aka life hacks) to all aspects of your life.  We’ll do this with a philosophy that does not add more things to your life, but rather asks questions and ask you to notice points of rest, points of centering, and the times when you are able to fully encounter yourselves and others. Find more resources at helpthehealers.org [http://helpthehealers.org] and support this work by making a donation at medicalsection.goetheanum.ch [https://medicalsection.goetheanum.ch/]. Email extendingtheartofhealing@gmail.com with your questions and ideas. Follow us on Instagram @medical_section.

Claiming Wholeness Summary: Four Steps Towards Wholeness

Claiming Wholeness Summary: Four Steps Towards Wholeness In this final episode of Season 2, you'll review the four “lenses” for medical care and how they relate to traditional and ancient insights. Practical suggestions for bringing them into the practice of medicine will be offered, and you'll hear more about why these practices bring needed flexibility and expanded capacities. They are an antidote to the trimming process that has led to burn-out for so many healers. Find more resources at helpthehealers.org [http://helpthehealers.org] and support this work by making a donation at medicalsection.goetheanum.ch [https://medicalsection.goetheanum.ch/]. Email extendingtheartofhealing@gmail.com with your questions and ideas. Follow us on Instagram @medical_section.