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A trusted companion and go-to resource for everyone supporting someone at the end of life--from the moment we first learn that someone is dying through the time of death and beyond.Present through the End offers the guidance and essential wisdom we need when we are struggling to support someone who is nearing death. This book helps us meet the many challenges ahead and navigate through difficult times with clarity and kindness--both for the person who is dying and also for ourselves. Inspired by decades of experience caring for the dying and years teaching contemplative care around the world, Kirsten DeLeo shares down-to-earth advice and offers short, simple "on the spot" tools to help us handle our emotions, deal with difficult relationships, talk about spiritual matters, practice self-care, listen fully, and more.
About the Author
KIRSTEN DELEO is a teacher in the field of contemplative care and leads courses, workshops, and retreats worldwide. For over twenty-five years she has accompanied terminally ill patients and their families.Kirsten helped to pioneer Authentic Presence, one of the first contemplative-based programs in end-of-life care in the United States, now also offered in Ireland as well. (authentic-presence.org) Kirsten is an international trainer with the Spiritual Care Programme, a network offering contemplative-based, non-denominational education in eleven countries. (spcare.org) Kirsten is trained in the Hakomi mindfulness-based somatic approach to psychotherapy and has been immersed in Buddhist study and practice for over twenty years, including a three-year meditation retreat. She is a member of the Harvard Buddhist Ministry working group.kirstendeleo.com
