3. Tales of the Wounded Healer

Touch ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 61-84
Keyword(s):  
Wounded Healer

Fantasies of a Wounded Healer

2021 ◽  
Vol 174 (6) ◽  
pp. 868-869
Author(s):  
Jessi Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Wounded Healer

“Walking wounded or wounded healer?” Does personal experience of mental health problems help or hinder mental health practice? A review of the literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Conchar ◽  
Julie Repper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Wounded Healer ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – A systematic review of the literature on “wounded healers” was undertaken to identify, define and interpret the term and its application within the mental health environment. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Eight key medical/social sciences databases were interrogated. In total, 835 papers were identified in the systematic database search and abstracts were obtained for each to determine whether they met the inclusion criteria. In total, 237 sources were retrieved for critical reading, to assess relevance and value to the review, and 125 documents were subsequently included. Through thematic analysis a number of themes and sub themes were identified Findings – The archetypal image of the wounded healer originates in ancient mythology and crosses many cultures. There are many interpretations and applications of the belief that having healed their own wounds a person is in a better position to heal others, however, the evidence to support this is not so robust. Of more direct relevance to contemporary practice are reports of supporting staff with mental health problems to make a contribution to mental health services, most recently through the employment of peer support workers. Originality/value – As peer support workers are increasingly being employed in mental health services, it is helpful to consider the many existing staff who bring personal experience of mental health problems. This paper explores the evidence that their lived experience makes a difference to the way that they work and considers their employment support needs.

scholarly journals Intrapersoonlike transformasie by pastors – die paradoks van emosionele verwonding as bron tot genesing

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Philip Nolte ◽  
Yolanda Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Carl Jung ◽  
Greek Mythology ◽  
Human Face ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Wounded Healer ◽  
Literal Sense ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Psychiatric Setting ◽  
Meaningful Interaction ◽  
Emotional Disposition

Interpersonal transformation of pastors – the paradox of emotional trauma as source to healingThis article reflects upon the way in which the interplay between reason and emotion influences pastors’ lives and ministry. It studies the process of inner transformation as a meaningful way for pastors to become ‘healed healers’. Inner transformation is described in terms of Aristotle’s phronēsis and Paul Ricoeur’s movement from mimēsis1 to mimēsis3. The article agrues that ‘healing’ in no way purports that pastors are able to heal others in a literal sense, but merely that by being conscious of their own wounds, pastors can experience the paradox that their own wounds could become a source of healing. This approach to woundedness is interpreted from two distinct perspectives. Firstly, it is seen from the perspective of Jesus as the human face of God. Jesus’ emotional disposition towards the nobodies of his time is seen as paradigmatic for pastors’ relationships with others. Secondly, woundedness is seen within the context of the metaphor of the wounded healer as narrated in ancient Greek mythology, and used by Carl Jung in a psychiatric setting. It is not only pastors’ knowledge of the Bible, theological tradition and different pastoral and other therapeutic theories, models and methods that facilitates meaningful interaction between themselves and others. Central to pastors’ role as wounded healers is their conscious acknowledgement of their own humanity and therefore their own woundedness.

The entwined narratives of the wounded healer

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 126-130
Author(s):  
Claire Edmonds
Keyword(s):  
Wounded Healer

scholarly journals The Wounded Healer

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
Bartosz Hudzik
Keyword(s):  
Wounded Healer
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