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Why CLD is relevant to
health and wellbeing
A parable of our time
Andrew
Jean
Jade and Darren
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
It
Subjective
Objective
thoughts, feelings, perceptions, values,
beliefs, attitudes, assumptions; intentions;
moral sense; motivation, purpose,
resolve, commitment; mental health &
well-being; spiritual commitment
material body and brain; physical health
& well-being; activities & behaviours;
tools & techniques; material resources;
diet & fitness; actions towards others &
the environment
We
Inter-subjective
shared attitudes, beliefs, meanings,
worldviews; collective norms & ethics;
shared visions & goals, stories & myths;
shared history, customs, language,
relationships & cultural background
I
Its
Inter-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/
Outer/ Objective
Subjecti
ve
Individual level
I
It
Various forms of treatment offered:
anti-depressant medication / CBT/ positive
psychology etc;
Advice on lifestyle changes (physical activity;
diet; alcohol etc).
Collective level
We
Its
Systems, structures, economies
Public Health adds its contribution
Inner/
Outer/ Objective
Subjecti
ve
Individual level
I
It
Various forms of treatment offered:
anti-depressant medication / CBT/ positive
psychology etc;
Advice on lifestyle changes (physical activity;
diet; alcohol etc).
Collective level
We
Its
A 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/
Outer/ Objective
Subjective
Individual
level
I
Contemplative, mindful
practices such as meditation
and prayer to promote selfawareness/ self-mastery.
Collective
level
It
Treatment offered:
Lifestyle changes supported
Physical and mental health
seen as a key resource
We
Its
Move 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.
Action 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
Materialism
Individualism
Consumerism
Economism
Dis-eases of modernity
Modernity is coming to an end – a change of age
Materialism
Individualism
Consumerism
Sustainability
Dis-eases of modernity
Economism
Plato’s idea
Plato and Wilber
Inner/
Individual level
Collective
level
Subjective
Outer/
Objective
I
It
The inner life –
self &
conscious
Objective empirical
ness
Exterior –
biological,
physical
We
Its
The intersubjective or
cultural world
Systems,
structures,
economies
Integral Living
True
Scientific
Life
Integrates
the true,
the good
the beautiful
Beautiful
Aesthetic
Right
Ethical
Integral Public Health
True
Scientific
Integral
Public
Health
Beautiful
Aesthetic
Good
Ethical
Integral Public Health
Conventional
Science
Ecological
Aesthetics
Ecological
Science
Integral
Public
Health
Conventional
Aesthetic
Conventional
Ethics
Ecological
Ethics
Integral Public Health – health services
Evidence based medicine
Working for and
interacting with
NHS lifts spirits
and raises
consciousness
Complexity
theory – order
generating rules
Conventional
Science
Ecological
Aesthetics
Ecological
Science
Integral
Public
Health
Beautiful
buildings
Healing
environments
Conventional
Aesthetic
Do less harm
Conventional
Ethics
Ecological
Ethics
Contraction and convergence
Promote
autonomy – self
care and mutual
care
Health protection: regeneration
Places and
buildings that lift
our
consciousness
Evidence based methods for
housing and place making
Conventional
Science
Ecological
Aesthetics
Ecological
Science
Integral
Public
Health
Places and
buildings
that lift our
spirits
Conventional
Aesthetic
Conventional
Ethics
Ecological
Ethics
On planet living – the spirit level analsysis
Training,
education,
employment etc.
and ‘whole of life’ a single complex
interactive system
Rights and
responsibilities
balanced
Citizens not
consumers
Health improvement: food
Mindsets change
resulting in a
different
relationship with
food.
Evidence based protocols: to
prevent disease and promote
health and
sustainability
Conventional
Science
Ecological
Aesthetics
Ecological
Science
Integral
Public
Health
Slow food
Seasonal food
Food for
friendship,
ritual,
communication
Conventional
Aesthetic
Conventional
Ethics
Ecological
Ethics
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
Integral Community Learning and Development?
Conventional
Science
Ecological
Aesthetics
Ecological
Science
Integral
CLD
Conventional
Aesthetic
Conventional
Ethics
Ecological
Ethics
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