In 2022 Stig Graham (Anglican) and Jo Mutlow (Humanist) opened up a debate on healthcare chaplaincy through this lively podcast dialogue with each other and invited guests. Informed by the realities of current demographics, the ever-evolving NHS, and their own practice, Jo and Stig question assumptions about who claims and controls the chaplaincy discourse. Although their existential beliefs may be different, Jo and Stig share a common understanding of how to deliver differentiated, person-centred, and compassionate care of the human spirit and both are committed to enriching chaplaincy through inclusive practice.
All views expressed are entirely their own.
Available on all the usual podcast platforms, Apple, Goole and Spotify.
Stig and Jo are taking a break from November 2024 but are keen to see the podcast continue as it has regular followers and an ever increasing listenership so if you would like to have a go at hosting we are collecting names to marry people up into a winning combo. Please contact us with any comments or suggestion at openupchap@gmail.com
Stig's faith led him along a chaplain rather than a vicar route, and he has spent over two decades as a chaplain in hospices. Despite retiring just before the pandemic kicked in, he remains active as a volunteer at a local hospital and GP surgery.
Jo has been working in Pastoral Care since training in 2017, following careers in learning disability and higher education. Her experience is in mental health and acute care with an aspiration to move into the community setting. She is a trainer and sector coordinator at the Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network (NRPSN) and author of Being There: Responses in Humanist Pastoral Care.