TY  - BOOK
AU  - Glenn,Amy Wright
TI  - Holding space: on loving, dying, and letting go 
SN  - 9781941529782
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Berkeley, California
PB  - Parallax Press
KW  - Death
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Loss (Psychology)
KW  - Chaplains, Hospital
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249); A Mormon dies -- The unraveling -- Mother -- Working with fear -- Hungry ghosts -- Little goodbyes -- Prayer -- You make me brave -- Making meaning of loss -- Listening to the dying -- Strong as death -- The doula path
N2  - "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
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