Alderson, Priscilla;
(2023)
Joy to the world: Priscilla Alderson on how to protect children from mental distress.
The Friend: The Quaker Magazine
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Abstract
Years ago, a residential Quaker event I attended seemed to contradict itself. Some sessions were on nurturing peaceful inner spirituality. Other sessions, on vital problems from international injustice to the climate crisis, stirred up anxiety and distress. I asked a group of older Quakers: what should we do first? Work on our own inner being, or help to sort out the world? ‘They both have to go together,’ the Friends wisely replied. This double process recognises how our thoughts and feelings are integral to three other aspects of daily life: bodies and nature; relationships; and social systems.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Joy to the world: Priscilla Alderson on how to protect children from mental distress |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://thefriend.org/article/joy-to-the-world-pri... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10168521 |
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