02158cam a2200337 i 4500 1022592736 TxAuBib 20190610120000.0 181024s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018-034204 9781611807042 softcover : alk. paper 1611807042 softcover : alk. paper LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR rda DLC TxAuBib rda Baugher, John E. Contemplative caregiving : finding healing, compassion, and spiritual growth through end-of-life care / John Eric Baugher. 1st ed. Boulder, Colo : Shambhala Publications, 2019. xvi, 218 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index. After author John Baugher's mother was murdered in 1987, he felt that he was fated to join her killer in life imprisonment - not behind bars, but behind psychological walls of unresolved grief and anger. Baugher turned to hospice volunteering as a way to channel his experience, marking the beginning of a twenty-five year journey of exploration - in both public hospices and prison hospice programs - and the possibility of discovering compassion and even humor in the face of death. He weaves together insights from his experience with those gleaned from interviews with dozens of hospice volunteers from widely varying backgrounds. "Caring for others at the end of life has shown me that affirming the humanity of others is crucial to my own joy and sense of vibrancy," writes Baugher. Contemplative caregiving can be a spiritual practice in its own right - a practice that parallels the benefits of mindfulness while extending them beyond the personal level to inspire compassionate shifts in families, hospitals, and broader spheres of society. 20190610. Hospice care. Caregivers. Compassion. Contemplation. Spiritual life. TXNES