Listening and Not Listening to Voices of Women Who Worked as Maids in the Jim Crow South
GLC Award Recipients 2019
Voices in Your Head: The Importance of Inner Listening
Listening to our inner selves is one of the keys to a happy and healthy life. So many people go through their lives with voices in their head saying ‘I’m not good enough’, ‘there is something wrong with me’ or ‘I am unlovable’, for example. But how can we transform this unhelpful and life-defeating thinking and as a result, lead a happier and potentially healthier life?
Listening: imperative for patient safety
Listening in the healthcare encounter is a complex matter–even if it appears easy at first glance. In fact, listening is an underused potential. Listening is about understanding what the patient is saying to draw out the fundamental ideas, while gathering information to find answers and weigh options.
From Storytelling to Story-listening
In her last book, iGen, Jean M. Twenge shows that the relative risk of unhappiness among 8th graders depends directly on time spent on screen vs non-screen activities. According to her study, those kids who play sports, attend religious services, read print media, and enjoy in-person social interactions have less probability of being depressed. Those […]
If They Would Only Listen
