Jonathan Hunter

MORE POWER At the center of life in God (Father, Son, & Holy Spirit) is the Cross. The message that simple symbol - two pieces of wood - conveyed 2,000 years ago was forever changed when Jesus' sinless flesh was nailed to it and His blood poured out for us. What once symbolized only death now proclaims a new reality and transformed life for all people and creation. Christ's defeat of sin and death at Calvary on the Cross is creatively, miraculously available to us today. More Power invites you to explore it's profound meaning and application for yourself. EMBRACING LIFE MINISTRIES (ELM) Founded in 1985, ELM is a healing and equipping ministry. We focus on reviving hope, reclaiming authority, and restoring true identity in Christ through our face to face and online classes, books, podcasts, and digital resources. Together we learn to confront and overcome life's challenges of anxiety, fear, shame, self-hatred, and depression by exchanging them for the dynamic "abundant" life promised us by Jesus Himself in John 10:10. JONATHAN HUNTER Founder and Director of Embracing Life Ministries, Jonathan is the author of the 14-week Embracing Life Series guidebook - the source material behind the "More" series of booklets (listed above: upper right). Jonathan's message - across media, in churches, universities, schools and at diverse conferences - is always about the transforming power of a life lived in Christ. His Talkin' Life podcast explores an expansive swath of "Life" from a Christian perspective as he engages with friends and leaders in lively, thoughtful conversation.

Childhood adversity that is severe enough to be harmful throughout life is one of the biggest public health issues of our time, yet health care systems struggle to even acknowledge the problem. In Damaged, Dr. Robert Maunder and Dr. Jonathan Hunter call for a radical change, arguing that the medical system needs to be not only more compassionate but more effective at recognizing that trauma impacts everybody’s health, from patient to practitioner. Drawing on decades of experience providing psychiatric care, Maunder and Hunter offer an open and honest window into the private world of psychotherapy. At the heart of the book is the painful yet inspiring story of Maunder’s career-long work with a patient named Isaac. In unfiltered accounts of their therapy sessions, we see the many ways in which childhood trauma harms Isaac’s health for the rest of his life. We also see how deeply patients can affect the doctors who care for them, and how the caring collegiality between doctors can significantly improve the medicine they practice. Damaged makes it clear that human relationships are at the core of medicine, and that a revolution in health care must start with the development of safe, respectful, and caring relationships between doctors and patients. It serves as a strong reminder that the way we care for those who suffer most reveals who we are as a society.

Does thou have the courage, look upon these pages unread, beware though curious traveller of this tale of heavy dread. Of a beast mastered in water and a boy sawn in brave thread, be ye wise or ponderous enough to put this tale to bed?

Childhood adversity that is severe enough to be harmful throughout life is one of the biggest public health issues of our time, yet health care systems struggle to even acknowledge the problem. In Damaged, Dr. Robert Maunder and Dr. Jonathan Hunter call for a radical change, arguing that the medical system needs to be not only more compassionate but more effective at recognizing that trauma impacts everybody’s health, from patient to practitioner. Drawing on decades of experience providing psychiatric care, Maunder and Hunter offer an open and honest window into the private world of psychotherapy. At the heart of the book is the painful yet inspiring story of Maunder’s career-long work with a patient named Isaac. In unfiltered accounts of their therapy sessions, we see the many ways in which childhood trauma harms Isaac’s health for the rest of his life. We also see how deeply patients can affect the doctors who care for them, and how the caring collegiality between doctors can significantly improve the medicine they practice. Damaged makes it clear that human relationships are at the core of medicine, and that a revolution in health care must start with the development of safe, respectful, and caring relationships between doctors and patients. It serves as a strong reminder that the way we care for those who suffer most reveals who we are as a society.

Can the way in which we relate to others seriously affect our health? Can understanding those attachments help health care providers treat us better? In Love, Fear, and Health, psychiatrists Robert Maunder and Jonathan Hunter draw on evidence from neuroscience, stress physiology, social psychology, and evolutionary biology to explain how understanding attachment – the ways in which people seek security in their close relationships – can transform patient outcomes. Using attachment theory, Maunder and Hunter provide a practical, clinically focused introduction to the influence of attachment styles on an individual’s risk of disease and the effectiveness of their interactions with health care providers. Drawing on more than fifty years of combined experience as health care providers, teachers, and researchers, they explain in clear language how health care workers in all disciplines can use this knowledge to meet their patients’ needs better and to improve their health.