The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Spirituality

Описание: Angie Hilton sits down with clinical psychologist Chris Mackey to discuss the health benefits of spirituality.

Spirituality can be seen as a private thing, so may not often be discussed unless we're speaking to those closest to us, however, 25-30% of people in the Western world identify as being spiritual without necessarily affiliating with organised religion.

Spirituality has many health benefits, both mentally and physically. People who identify as being spiritual tend to live longer, they tend to suffer less illness and recover faster from illness. They also tend to suffer less depression and record fewer cases of substance abuse.

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Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society with 40 years’ psychotherapy experience. He is the principal psychologist at Chris Mackey and Associates, his private psychology practice in Geelong.

Chris is the author of his second book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, which was released internationally in August 2019. Go to https://www.synchronicityunwrapped.co... for more information.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for Destination Happiness, a wellbeing TV show aired nationally across Australia on Channel 9 and internationally through the Discovery Channel. Chris presents the “Happy Mind” segment each week, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology.

Chris appears on 93.9 Bay FM, in Geelong, with his radio guest spot, at 5:40pm every second Wednesday with Roxie Bennett and Daryl Reader. Segments on synchronicity involve callers phoning in to tell of their experiences of meaningful coincidences.

He also writes an opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser as he has done over the past few years.

Chris has presented at numerous national and international scientific conferences over the past 25 years on such topics as the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma, the evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological therapy for anxiety and depression and the wellbeing benefits of synchronicity. He has a particular interest in promoting more optimistic approaches to mental health, including positive psychology.


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