Podcast
ER Chaplains Watching "ER"
Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton · EN
Why do TV hospitals (almost) never have chaplains?? We're here to help! We'll dive into each episode of "ER" and talk about how a chaplain could have helped, as well as how much things have changed in hospitals since "ER" was on the air.
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Episodes
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Episode 6: Christmas In May
May 28, 2018Tap to summarizeIt might be (unofficially) summer here, but on ER it's all snow days and Christmas carols! We talk about staff camaraderie, music and dance as therapy, personality types, the power of repetition and ritual, organ donation, eschatological theology, stages of faith, and more. Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton, Sara Jane Moran, and Carrie Walker Nettles. See Ep 6 Show Notes page for more.
Transcribe →Episode 5: Questions of identity
Apr 30, 2018Tap to summarizeCarol's treatment of a rape victim is examined by our own resident expert, certified sexual assault chaplain Carrie Nettles. Doug Ross's renaming of a new employee and Carter's lack of empathy for a transgender patient are also on the table. Finally, we get a little silly talking about Doug's ethically questionable relationship with a pharmaceutical rep. Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton, Sara Jane Moran, Carrie Walker Nettles, and Janie Toy Powell.See Ep 5 Show Notes page for more.
Transcribe →Episode 4: What Happens When You Assume
Apr 24, 2018Tap to summarizeWe talk about Doug Ross's assumptions (and ours), children as a means of God's grace, how fear pushes us to our worst decisions, the importance of boundaries, recognizing compassion fatigue, and the difficulty of quantifying spiritual care, as we look at episodes 1.6 and 1.7 of ER. Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton, Sara Jane Moran, Carrie Walker Nettles, and Deborah Gaddis Reeves.See Ep 4 Show Notes page for more.
Transcribe →Episode 3: He Was Kinda Like Me
Apr 11, 2018Tap to summarizeJohn Carter and Mark Greene bump up against their own existential limits, Doug Ross needs to check his privilege, why the ER is no place to work if you have a sensitive nose, incarnation and the holiness of bodies, potentially problematic theologies and more are discussed as we look at episodes 1.4 and 1.5 of ER. Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton, Sara Jane Moran, Deborah Gaddis Reeves, Janie Toy Powell, and Carrie Walker Nettles. See Ep 3 Show Notes page for more.
Transcribe →Episode 2: Endings and Beginnings
Apr 2, 2018Tap to summarizeHow the ER is a sacred space (but the ER bathroom is a really gross place to have sex), the difference between healing and cure, lament as a response to the injustices we encounter in healthcare, the spiritual care needs of children, and Nearing Death Awareness are some of the topics we cover as we look at episodes 1.2 and 1.3 of ER. Hosted by Stacy Sergent Lawton, Sara Jane Moran, Deborah Gaddis Reeves, and Carrie Walker Nettles.See Ep 2 Show Notes page for more.
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