Not Everyone Can Take Breathing for Granted
PhD student Fredrik Nyman reflects on what he has learned from people living with breathlessness. Breathing may be a basic…
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‘Breathe Happy, Breathe Healthy’ Bristol mural installation
As part of the Fun Palaces campaign in October this year, Life of Breath collaborated with local Bristol artist Sophie…
Phenomenology’s contribution to health and illness
A new book on phenomenology and illness entitled Existential Medicine: Essays on Health and Illness is now out, with a chapter by…
Graphic Medicine: Breathing new insights into illness narratives with comics
Brian Callender is an internal medicine physician from the University of Chicago interested in the health humanities, with a focus on…
‘Race Correction’ in Medicine: A History of Lung Function Measurements
The Life of Breath project was delighted to host Professor Lundy Braun in Bristol recently to speak at our bi-annual…
Respiratory Philosophy
A new book on the philosophy of breathing entitled Atmospheres of Breathing is now out, with a chapter by Life…
Responsibility without blame
Breathlessness is far broader than a physical symptom. It affects people’s mood, self-esteem and social links and often involves feelings…
Exploring the logic of respiration
Music & Mindful Yoga Therapist Kate Binnie joined Life of Breath as a researcher in January 2018. She writes: I…
Ethics is politics: whose ethics counts?
This post was originally published by CDJ Plus. Pradeep Narayanan is Director of Research and Capacity Building at Praxis Institute for…
Nearly half of teenage smokers have bought illegal tobacco, so what are the dangers?
This post was originally published by The Conversation. Anthropologist and Life of Breath team member Andrew Russell writes: New figures show that more…
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