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Why CLD is relevant to health and wellbeing
A parable of our time
Jade and Darren
JeanAndrew
Soundings from Scotland
Do people perceive materialism, consumerism and individualism as influential in daily life? What does this mean for their wellbeing and that of those around them?
Exploring these questions with groups/individuals drawn from elite, secure and excluded Scotland*.
(*Adapted from the Scottish Council Foundation’s conceptualisation of Scotland as three different types of place to live: settled, insecure, excluded.)
The Iron Cage of Consumerism
“People live in their own bubble, getting in their own car to drive to work, staying in their own home. Community spirit has gone and this compounds the issue. We’re all in debt. You’re stressed, you go to work, you go home. You sit in front of the TV. There’s no family dinner, no time to talk problems through, sort things out. You’re just working to afford that TV. There’s no time for your children when you come home at night. No time to talk.”
(Prisoner group)
Education as a consumer product
“People everywhere live busy, consumer-driven lives. Their energies are devoted to money, mortgages and there’s no time for emotional energy. Parents round here want to be something, they’re conscious of material wealth and income and have worked hard to get here. They have more stuff, cars, washing machines – but they’re still dreadfully poor, because it’s relative. They know that educational qualifications are what allow you to make that step up so they push for results. They can’t afford to pay the fees but they want to treat us as a private school! Their children are the same. It’s very much ‘I want to be a lawyer, doctor or dentist’. They’re very materially focused.”
(Headteacher)
Experiencing exclusion
“It’s symptomatic of a kind of society that doesn’t value people but does value possessions. I think it may be that for a certain group of people it's becoming okay to sneer at the poor.”
“The economy depends on you being unhappy because you haven't got these things. So you have to work to buy them to be happy. If it wasn't for you being unhappy because of this, the economy wouldn't work.”
“In a third world society I would be a millionairess with money, a home, warmth. I’m low down in my society because I don’t work and live on benefits.”
(Mental Health Advocacy Group)
Spiritual value or exploitation through fear
“Our focus needs to go down to the spiritual, to the value and worth of a human being. Virtually nothing in society promotes that. We are exploitable because we are fearful. If you live in a society that’s been founded on exploitation of the masses, how are you going to de-condition them? How do you make people feel more confident in themselves?”
“We‘re all trapped in the cycle of consumerism. And powerful groups can’t be expected to support anything that will counter techniques for maintaining social dominance.”
The Integral Model
I
ISubjective
thoughts, feelings, perceptions, values, beliefs, attitudes, assumptions; intentions;
moral sense; motivation, purpose, resolve, commitment; mental health &
well-being; spiritual commitment
ItObjective
material body and brain; physical health & well-being; activities & behaviours;
tools & techniques; material resources; diet & fitness; actions towards others &
the environment
WeInter-subjective
shared attitudes, beliefs, meanings, worldviews; collective norms & ethics;
shared visions & goals, stories & myths; shared history, customs, language, relationships & cultural background
ItsInter-objective
natural & built environments; ecological & human systems; government/community institutions; infrastructure & governance
processes; organisational systems & structures; programmes & services; laws,
policies & protocols
Andrew goes to his GP with depression, alcohol concerns and obesity
Inner/Subjecti
ve
Outer/ Objective
Individual level I ItVarious forms of treatment offered: anti-depressant medication / CBT/ positive psychology etc; Advice on lifestyle changes (physical activity; diet; alcohol etc).
Collective level We ItsSystems, structures, economies
Public Health adds its contribution
Inner/Subjecti
ve
Outer/ Objective
Individual level I ItVarious forms of treatment offered: anti-depressant medication / CBT/ positive psychology etc; Advice on lifestyle changes (physical activity; diet; alcohol etc).
Collective level We ItsA social marketing to promote mental wellbeing. Action on the structural determinants of health (better public transport, food availability, pollution control, access to green spaces etc). Policies on work-life balance.
An integral approach
Inner/Subjective
Outer/ Objective
Individual level
IContemplative, mindful practices such as meditation and prayer to promote self-awareness/ self-mastery.
ItTreatment offered: Lifestyle changes supportedPhysical and mental health seen as a key resource
Collective level
WeMove towards global forms of consciousness, aware of the finite and vulnerable nature of our physical environment. We make social consumption decisions. We think and act out of concerns for a sustainable, equitable human future.
ItsAction on the structural determinants of health (better public transport, food availability, pollution control, access to green spaces etc). Workplace policies on work-life balance. Greater Equity. Less targets.
Modernity is in crisis
Individualism
Consumerism
Materialism
Dis-eases of modernity
Economism
Modernity is coming to an end – a change of age
Individualism
Consumerism
Materialism
Sustainability
Dis-eases of modernity
Economism
Plato’s idea
Plato and Wilber
Inner/Subjective
Outer/ Objective
Individual level
IThe inner life –
self & conscious
ness
ItObjective - empiricalExterior – biological, physical
Collective level
WeThe inter-
subjective or cultural world
ItsSystems,
structures, economies
Integral Living
BeautifulAesthetic
RightEthical
TrueScientific
Life Integrates the true,the good
the beautiful
Integral Public Health
BeautifulAesthetic
GoodEthical
TrueScientific
IntegralPublic Health
Integral Public Health
Ecological Aesthetics
ConventionalAesthetic
Ecological Ethics
ConventionalEthics
Ecological Science
ConventionalScience
IntegralPublic Health
Integral Public Health – health services
Ecological Aesthetics
ConventionalAesthetic
Ecological Ethics
ConventionalEthics
Ecological Science
ConventionalScience
IntegralPublic Health
Evidence based medicine
Complexity theory – order generating rules
Do less harm
Promote autonomy – self care and mutual care
Contraction and convergence
Beautiful buildings
Healing environments
Working for and interacting with NHS lifts spirits and raises consciousness
Health protection: regeneration
Ecological Aesthetics
ConventionalAesthetic
Ecological Ethics
ConventionalEthics
Ecological Science
ConventionalScience
IntegralPublic Health
Evidence based methods for housing and place making
Training, education, employment etc. and ‘whole of life’ - a single complex interactive system
Rights and responsibilities balanced
Citizens not consumers
On planet living – the spirit level analsysis
Places and buildings that lift our spirits
Places and buildings that lift our consciousness
Health improvement: food
Ecological Aesthetics
ConventionalAesthetic
Ecological Ethics
ConventionalEthics
Ecological Science
ConventionalScience
IntegralPublic Health
Evidence based protocols: to prevent disease and promote
health and sustainability Understand the impact of whole food system on human and ecosystem wellbeing
Access to healthy food for all.
Ensure food security
Zero waste: sustainability balanced with health and cost
Slow food
Seasonal food
Food for friendship, ritual, communication
Mindsets change resulting in a different relationship with food.
Integral Community Learning and Development?
Ecological Aesthetics
ConventionalAesthetic
Ecological Ethics
ConventionalEthics
Ecological Science
ConventionalScience
IntegralCLD
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