'If we can feel another’s suffering as our own then we may make our way back to something important...' Photo: Illustration from The Boy’s King Arthur, 1922.
‘Stories of wounded healers go back as far as we know. Mythology and history go hand in hand here.’
Clement Jewitt reflects on the wounded healer in the 'Thought for the week'
I was once in a Meeting for Worship when a Friend stood to ask for our mindfulness in her struggles at work. She was coping with some difficult mental patients. In response, another Friend mentioned the ‘wounded healer’ concept.