Opening Up Chaplaincy

Opening Up Chaplaincy Podcast

Stig Graham (Anglican) and Jo Mutlow (Humanist) open up a debate on healthcare chaplaincy through 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 Anchor, Spotify, Apple and Google podcast platforms

Stig Graham (Anglican)

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.

Joanna Mutlow (Humanist)

Jo has been working in Chaplaincy since training in 2017, following careers in learning disability and higher education. She works on the SPaRC team at Bradford Teaching Hospital, is a board member of the Non-Religious Pastoral Care Network and author of Being There: Responses in Humanist Pastoral Care.

Be our guest

We ask people we know and meet to be guests on our podcast, but also welcome you coming forward yourself to volunteer - especially if you have a perspective or ideas that would contribute to the idea of opening up chaplaincy. If you have written a book or published some research or if you have been part of an innovation or what to share some good practice scenarios, please come forward. Our 2022 guests are profiled here.