Helen Hindle
@helenhindle.bsky.social
Allied Health Professional, Anna Chaplain, Care Home Research, PhD ‘Theological reflection on community from the perspective of older people living in residential care homes’
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Helen Hindle
@helenhindle.bsky.social
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Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes
Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...
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Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes. Thanks to everyone who supported along the way @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social @rsmtht.bsky.social
Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes. Thanks to everyone who supported along the way @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social @rsmtht.bsky.social
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Reading this inspirational writer for Advent -8 days to go!
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reading this inspirational writer for Advent -8 days to go!
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Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
They who have God lack nothing.
God alone is enough.
— St Teresa of Avila
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
They who have God lack nothing.
God alone is enough.
— St Teresa of Avila
October 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
They who have God lack nothing.
God alone is enough.
— St Teresa of Avila
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
They who have God lack nothing.
God alone is enough.
— St Teresa of Avila
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A prayer for Prisons Week, which begins today.
October 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A prayer for Prisons Week, which begins today.
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#ToPray✝️
Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship
(Julian of Norwich)
Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship
(Julian of Norwich)
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#ToPray✝️
Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship
(Julian of Norwich)
Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship
(Julian of Norwich)
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A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day. #belonging #ageing #place #community #WorldOlderPersonsDay
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A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day
Wednesday coming is the 1st October, which as every year, is World Older People’s Day. In the UK, the theme adopted for the day by Ageing Better is “Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of our
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September 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day. #belonging #ageing #place #community #WorldOlderPersonsDay
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This week‘s #podcast focuses on the idea of #belonging and what it means in #olderage in anticipation of #WorldOlderPersonsDay. #dignity, #community, #humanrights.
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A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day
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September 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This week‘s #podcast focuses on the idea of #belonging and what it means in #olderage in anticipation of #WorldOlderPersonsDay. #dignity, #community, #humanrights.
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So excited - our #@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia conference to start World Alzheimer’s month- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social is now ending it with an award from The Dementia Trust in partnership with Dementia NI -on World Alzheimer’s Day- dementiatrust.org/news-and-vie...
World Alzheimer’s Day: Announcing the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards Winners
The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce the 2025 disruption awards winners. Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day , we are proud to unveil the winners of the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards - ...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So excited - our #@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia conference to start World Alzheimer’s month- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social is now ending it with an award from The Dementia Trust in partnership with Dementia NI -on World Alzheimer’s Day- dementiatrust.org/news-and-vie...
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The Distinctiveness of Social Care Nursing – A Call to Discernment. #nursing #socialcarenursing #relationship #discernment #socialcare #leadership.
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The Distinctiveness of Social Care Nursing – A Call to Discernment
Just occasionally in a conversation or an exchange you hear a word, and it sparks imagination or memory. I was fortunate and have been now for a few weeks to be listening to the Ctrl
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September 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Distinctiveness of Social Care Nursing – A Call to Discernment. #nursing #socialcarenursing #relationship #discernment #socialcare #leadership.
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"What is old age for?" Join Julia Burton-Jones, T&D Lead for Anna Chaplaincy at BRF & our very own @woodwardjames.bsky.social at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 2nd Oct. "There is adventure and new things to discover about ourselves, our faith and the world around us." www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
What is Old Age For? - Sarum College
A day on personal and professional reflections about ageing.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"What is old age for?" Join Julia Burton-Jones, T&D Lead for Anna Chaplaincy at BRF & our very own @woodwardjames.bsky.social at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 2nd Oct. "There is adventure and new things to discover about ourselves, our faith and the world around us." www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
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#MorningPrayer
Refresh in us, Lord,
day by day and hour by hour,
our awareness of your presence,
of your dwelling in us and among us.
As we navigate
the opportunities and challenges,
the possibilities and temptations of life,
help us hear and follow your voice,
your call to love.
Refresh in us, Lord,
day by day and hour by hour,
our awareness of your presence,
of your dwelling in us and among us.
As we navigate
the opportunities and challenges,
the possibilities and temptations of life,
help us hear and follow your voice,
your call to love.
August 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#MorningPrayer
Refresh in us, Lord,
day by day and hour by hour,
our awareness of your presence,
of your dwelling in us and among us.
As we navigate
the opportunities and challenges,
the possibilities and temptations of life,
help us hear and follow your voice,
your call to love.
Refresh in us, Lord,
day by day and hour by hour,
our awareness of your presence,
of your dwelling in us and among us.
As we navigate
the opportunities and challenges,
the possibilities and temptations of life,
help us hear and follow your voice,
your call to love.
A hare has taken up residence in our garden #greatandsmall
August 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A hare has taken up residence in our garden #greatandsmall
Learning about the value of play during my research in care homes was transformational on a personal level for me.
I light tonight’s #candleforcare with an emphasis on the importance of #intergenerational work and play on the evening before #PlayDay2025. #careaboutcare
August 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Learning about the value of play during my research in care homes was transformational on a personal level for me.
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Courageous Leadership: Leading with conscience, curiosity and commitment. #leadership #socialcare #courage #politics
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Courageous Leadership: Leading with conscience, curiosity and commitment
Not for the first time and I suspect not the last – I found myself standing in an airport bookshop a few weeks ago – looking at the array of books to entice the traveller
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August 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Courageous Leadership: Leading with conscience, curiosity and commitment. #leadership #socialcare #courage #politics
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'This collection is a valuable contribution not only to those interested but also to anyone interested in the future of Christian ministry.' John Holdsworth reviews Chaplaincy (ed @gracerethomas.bsky.social, Kim Wasey) in Rural Theology journal.
Order it here:
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Order it here:
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Chaplaincy Contemporary and Global Perspectives by Grace Thomas, Kim Wasey - Paperback / softback - 9780334066217
Buy Chaplaincy Contemporary and Global Perspectives by Grace Thomas, Kim Wasey Paperback / softback from SCM Press - ISBN: 9780334066217
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July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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“Having a colostomy bag is something associated with ill and older—and therefore vulnerable—people. Yet the One Who Saves has a side wound, too. He carries it forever into the being of God.”
– @revrachelmann.bsky.social
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– @revrachelmann.bsky.social
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Living from the wounded side
Christ’s pierced body helps me understand my...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Having a colostomy bag is something associated with ill and older—and therefore vulnerable—people. Yet the One Who Saves has a side wound, too. He carries it forever into the being of God.”
– @revrachelmann.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/voices/livin...
– @revrachelmann.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/voices/livin...
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I light tonight’s #candleforcare in recognition and appreciation of the critical role of #friendship for all ages but not least in #olderage on the eve of #InternationalFriendshipDay.
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I light tonight’s #candleforcare in recognition and appreciation of the critical role of #friendship for all ages but not least in #olderage on the eve of #InternationalFriendshipDay.
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Open access article @practicaltheology.bsky.social Growing in wisdom in old age- the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care @biaptheology.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes
Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Open access article @practicaltheology.bsky.social Growing in wisdom in old age- the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care @biaptheology.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Off to be a judge #Hallmark #CareHomes #garden competition. They've incorporated our 'Care Culture Map' evidence into criteria this year. Excited to see and hear how They've applied this to benefit residents.
July 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Off to be a judge #Hallmark #CareHomes #garden competition. They've incorporated our 'Care Culture Map' evidence into criteria this year. Excited to see and hear how They've applied this to benefit residents.
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The quiet art of listening. #socialcare #WorldListeningDay #olderage #dignity #care
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The quiet art of listening.
Yesterday (July 18) was World Listening Day, which was established on the birthday of Raymond Murray Schafer, a Canadian composer and environmentalist who is seen as the founder of acoustic ecology. B...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The quiet art of listening. #socialcare #WorldListeningDay #olderage #dignity #care
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Our latest volume (13.1) of Heath and Social Care Chaplaincy is now available online… lots to read with contributions by @drlcarey.bsky.social @danielnuzum.bsky.social @piretpaal.bsky.social and many others
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July 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Our latest volume (13.1) of Heath and Social Care Chaplaincy is now available online… lots to read with contributions by @drlcarey.bsky.social @danielnuzum.bsky.social @piretpaal.bsky.social and many others
journal.equinoxpub.com/HSCC/issue/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/HSCC/issue/v...
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This week’s blog explores the issue of #grief and #loss in #summer. What’s it like to feel alone and lonely in the season of #sunshine? #Summer grieving: the harshness of the sun of loss. #bereavement #absence #loneliness scottishcare.org/summer-griev...
Summer grieving: the harshness of the sun of loss
In Scotland, where summer is let’s be honest somewhat fleeting - a brief burst of light and warmth between long winters and now seemingly over by May - the summer season here as elsewhere can
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July 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This week’s blog explores the issue of #grief and #loss in #summer. What’s it like to feel alone and lonely in the season of #sunshine? #Summer grieving: the harshness of the sun of loss. #bereavement #absence #loneliness scottishcare.org/summer-griev...
It was also a privilege to share this paper at the British Society of Gerontology Conference #BSG2025 and to hear about research about beer and food in care homes in the same stream. Had a great time, thank you!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Divine hospitality, shalom and a sense of home? A theological reflection based on the voices of older people living in residential care homes
Giving hospitality is recognised as important for older people living in residential care homes, and the formation of hospitable relationships is one way that care homes can become more homelike. I...
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June 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It was also a privilege to share this paper at the British Society of Gerontology Conference #BSG2025 and to hear about research about beer and food in care homes in the same stream. Had a great time, thank you!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It was a privilege to share this paper at the British Society of Gerontology Conference 2025 this week.
doi.org/10.1080/1756...
Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes. Thanks to everyone who supported along the way @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social @rsmtht.bsky.social
Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes. Thanks to everyone who supported along the way @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social @rsmtht.bsky.social
Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes
Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...
doi.org
June 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It was a privilege to share this paper at the British Society of Gerontology Conference 2025 this week.
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In Deaf theology we say signed languages were present at Pentecost too. Language is more than spoken.
At #Pentecost, the people could speak each other's languages. The barriers between us were dismantled. This story asks me to confront the ableism, white supremacy, anti-immigrant rhetoric (& more) that divide us - not accidentally, but because we construct hierarchies and create injustice. (1/4)
The miracle of hearing at Pentecost
This is a sermon prepared for a small congregation in a small Warwickshire village. The reading for the day is Acts 2:1-21. We’ve been watching the ITV drama Code of Silence. It is a vivid demonstration that all of us hear differently.Rose Ayling-Ellis plays…
This is a sermon prepared for a small congregation in a small Warwickshire village. The reading for the day is Acts 2:1-21. We’ve been watching the ITV drama Code of Silence. It is a vivid demonstration that all of us hear differently.Rose Ayling-Ellis plays…
June 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In Deaf theology we say signed languages were present at Pentecost too. Language is more than spoken.