Carey Arber
Health blogger focusing on consciousness and wellbeing, in particular spirituality in healthcare. Media and government spokesperson for Christian Science in ACT & NSW, Australia. Christian Science Committee on Publication for ACT & NSW.
Category Archives: Bible
A Good Lesson from the Christmas Wishing Tree
Published on NewsLocal: Hills Shire Times; Parramatta Advertiser; Blacktown Advertiser; Rouse Hill Times. From early on most of us learn that giving is better than receiving. However, my dear aunty was in for a bit of a shock when she … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, Healing, Health
Tagged Blacktown Advertiser, charity, Christmas Day, Christmas Wishing Tree, compassion fatigue, fruit of the Spirit, giving health-giving, happiness and health, Hills Shire Times, mind-body, Parramatta Advertiser, Prof Stephen G. Post, Rouse Hill Times
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Choice not chance when health feels like a gamble
Published on-line North Shore Times (NewsLocal) It can be confusing, disempowering and frightening trying to find the right healthcare solutions, especially if we’re not feeling up to the task. We may even feel that health is a gamble and that … Continue reading
Healthy takeaway foods – for thought
Published on NewsLocal publications. October was chock-full with several good health causes like Nutrition Week and Ocscober (abstinence from drink for the month), and Droptober (encouraging all of us to drop 2 kilos). Now we’re at the close of the month, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, Healing, Health, Prayer
Tagged Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australian Medical Journal, Droptober, FAHCSIA, fitness and nutrition, healthy takeaways, Journal of Obesity, Michael Jarosky, mind-body, Ocsober, prayer and healing, spiritual fitness, spirituality in healthcare
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Mental Health: Away with Stigma
First published on NewsLocal publications. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”* – is often easier said than done. In ancient times if your behaviour was considered outside of the “norm” you’d have been labelled “mad”. And if … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, Healing, Health
Tagged ABC Radio 702, anxiety, Beautiful Minds, Carey Arber, depression, Harmony House, Henry Drummond, Hills Shire Times, Kevin Humphries MP, mental health, Mental Health Council Australia, Mission Australia, NewsLocal, Rev Graham Long, Rouse Hill Times, Southern Courier, stigma, The Greatest Thing in the World, The Manly Daily, Wayside Chapel
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A treatment for Valentine’s Day: “A happy heart is good medicine”
A relative told me that when her husband divorced her, the devastation felt like her heart had been broken – there was actual heart pain. The grief was like a death of a loved one, she said – her Dad … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, Healing, Health, Prayer
Tagged a happy heart is good medicine, consciousness, Journal of the American Heart Association, Lissa Rankin MD, love heals grief, love heals loneliness, Mark D Altschule MD, mind-body connection, relationships, spirituality, The Australian newspaper, Valentine's Day
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A secular doctrine of predestination?
“The time for thinkers has come.” ~ Mary Baker Eddy. My guest post by Leroy Gatlin , spokesperson for Christian Science in Oklahoma, USA. Thanks, Leroy! While watching the evening news over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed several reports … Continue reading
Reading Medicines’ Side-Effects can be Unhealthy
Life’s full of instructions, but it’s important to take a moment to think about what you’re doing. Keith Wommack‘s article follows. Thanks, Keith! Have you ever listened to the possible side-effects of a drug as advertised on TV and then … Continue reading
Passionate about Practice – Nurses Assisting Healing
Nurses are very special to the community. As a child I had the privilege of feeling the tender care from a Christian Science nurse. My guest expands on these topics: Kay Stroud, media and legislatures Spokesperson for Christian Science in Queensland, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, Christian Science practitioner, God, Healing, Health, Mary Baker Eddy, Prayer, Science and Health
Tagged aged care, Ausmed, Christian Science nurse, Christian Science treatment, Dark Ages medical care, dementia, Florence Nightingale, health and wellbeing, Kay Stroud, medical nursing, nursing is an art, ontological foundation of nursing, passionate about practice conference, science and health, spiritual healing, spiritual healthcare, spirituality in healthcare, Susan Breuer
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Homelessness on our doorstep: going beyond Maslow’s needs list to humanity’s spiritual needs list.
Abraham Harold Maslow (1908-1970) was a humanistic psychologist, famous for his ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’. Simply put, his pyramid starts with the most basic human needs (“deficit needs”): physiological needs, followed by safety needs; social needs (love / belonging); esteem … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Science, God, Healing, Health, Mary Baker Eddy, Prayer
Tagged Abraham Harold Maslow, Australian Census 2011, Christian Science Sunday School, Father-Mother God, homelessness, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; spirituality; mental health; Mark Arbib, Mission Australia Winter Sleepout, National Homeless Persons' Week Australia, spiritual needs, Sunday School, Sydney Morning Herald
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