Holding space
Subtitle: on loving, dying, and letting go
By: Amy Wright Glenn
Publisher: Parallax Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781941529782
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Loss (Psychology); Death; Hospital Chaplains; Religious aspects
Description: "A look at the spiritual, emotional, and philosophical implications of end-of-life care by an elegant and literary writer who is a hospital chaplain.  As a hospital chaplain, Amy Wright Glenn has been present with those suffering from suicide, trauma, disease, and unforeseen accidents and has been witness to the intense grief and powerful insights that so often accompany loss.  She weaves together memoir, philosophical inquiry, and cutting-edge research on death/dying to chronicle how we, as individuals and as a culture, handle everything from grief to mortality.  Glenn is also a professional birth doula with a deep and committed mindfulness practice who has thought deeply about the significance of human love and loss.  She asks us to embrace the task of being present with what is-- through courageous and mindful expressions of compassionate presence-- and helps us to accept the fact of our own mortality on a visceral and emotional level, not simply as an intellectual abstraction.  [This book] concludes by integrating key insights drawn from working directly with the dying into a moving and compelling meditation on the healing power of "holding space" for all involved in caring for the dying, a healing sorely needed in our culture at this time."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249).
Table of contents: title: A Mormon dies; title: The unraveling; title: Mother; title: Working with fear; title: Hungry ghosts; title: Little good-byes; title: Prayer; title: You make me brave; title: Making meaning of loss; title: Listening to the dying; title: Strong as death; title: The doula path; title: Interview with Amy Wright Glenn; title: Discussion questions; title: Appendix A: Planning your own vigil; title: Appendix B: Care practices for pregnancy loss; title: Appendix C: Helpful resources.