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Welcome to episode 621 with my guest Liz E. I am Paul Gilmarton.

This is the Metal In this Happy Hour place for honesty.

What all the bullshit?

Rattling around in our skulls.

It is not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.

I'm not therapist, but I am a little nutty.

And I hope that counts for something.

I wanted to read this email that I got.

We talked about psych ward experiences and episode or two back.

And a lot of them were really shitty where people felt really, really alone.

And I got this from a listener called Jamie.

And she writes, I wanted to reach out because I recently started a chaplaincy internship at a major hospital.

First off, I know the word chaplain has immediate connotations of Judeo Christianity,

but every last staff chaplain in intern, even the Catholic priests, are full-heartedly interfaith.

Chaplains are there for spiritual care of any kind, including simply being a listening ear.

I find it a bummer that that isn't made more clear to people from the outset,

given how stressful it is for patients and family alike to find themselves in a hospital.

So it all your listeners, your hospital's spiritual care team is 100% down.

With whatever it is you're coming from and work long hours with crappy pay for the sole purpose of being there for you.

I found it extraordinary myself, how when working with a patient, the rest of the world disappears.

And that moment, you really are all that matters.

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