By Cecilia Nasmith

A new Northumberland PACE Speakers Series begins Oct. 26 at 5:30 p,m., when Registered Psychotherapist (and Northumberland Hills Hospital Spiritual Care Volunteers Team Lead) Sabine Fischer looks at Healing From The Inside Out – exploring the significance of spiritual wellness in relation to physical and psychological well-being.

Fischer will explore important questions about how spiritual care fits into the broader health-care system, including, “What is spiritual care and how do we listen for it,” “Where is spiritual care used,” “How and where is spiritual care beneficial,” “What is the need for spiritual care and are there inner or outer resources,” “What is the role of spiritual care in holistic healing,” and “Where is spiritual care currently used in our community.”

Fischer said in the announcement that she looks forward to tackling all these questions.

“During this talk, we will further explore the beneficial link between spiritual care on an individuals' physical and psychological well-being, while highlighting available resources at NHH and across Northumberland County,” she added.

As always, the event includes questions from the audience being addressed. These can be pre-submitted by e-mailing mbhargava@imcare.ca prior to Oct. 26 or, if time permits, they can be posed live during the event.

The PACE (Personalized Assessment and Change Education) series was begun by Dr. Mukesh Bhargava in 2018 as another avenue to answer the questions he was hearing most often from his patients. These free public education sessions have addressed a broad range of health and wellness topics, and have consistently drawn large groups of community members with their own questions and perspectives.

On Oct, 26, you are invited to bring your own questions, suggestions and experiences and join what is expected to be another informative discussion on a topic chosen by previous PACE attendees.

The hour-long sessions consist of a 30-minute talk, a 20-minute question-and-answer period with the presenter and a short moderator summary.

Pre-registration is required, and space is limited to the first 300 to register. It is hosted through Zoom, and attendees are asked to log in five minutes prior to the start.

Register for Healing From The Inside Out at www.pacetalks.com, where you'll also find recordings from many of the previous seasons' talks prepared by student partners from Loyalist College.