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Cultivating the Doula Heart: Essentials of Compassionate Care
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Product Description Loss is difficult...and universal. What do we say? What do we do? Part how-to guide, part hopeful manifesto, Cultivating the Doula Heart provides a clear framework for supporting those facing hardship, grief, and loss. Succinct and straightforward, this "work of heart" covers: Components of Doula Care, Aspects of Loss, Ways of Being/Ways of Doing, Grief Support, and Contemplative Exercises. Readers will feel empowered to move from sympathy to empathy to compassion. The doula heart can be readily infused into all work and into any relationship. Review "Arnoldy crafts a brilliant exploration not only of what it means to be a Doula for persons who are Living and Dying, but about what it means to be a fully present human turning fearlessly toward the suffering of others. I am inspired by these words and hope that my family and I have a Doula by our side when we need them." -Bob Gramling M.D., D.Sc.--Holly and Bob Miller Chair in Family Medicine, University of Vermont "Cultivating the Doula Heart: The Essentials of Compassionate Care by Francesca Arnoldy is small book with a powerful message. As a guide to caring for the emotional and spiritual journey of patients at the end of life, this book should be in every doula's tool kit and on the shelf of anyone who plans to be with a dying loved one in the future. The book teaches us how to "be" with a dying patient in body, mind and spirit and provides helpful tools and practices to empower anyone to be a compassionate companion for the end-of-life journey." - Karen M. Wyatt, MD of EOL University, Hospice Physician, Spiritual Teacher, Speaker, Author of Award-Winning Book: What Really Matters About the Author Francesca Arnoldy, birth worker since 2009 has expanded her gaze to include the other bookend of life. She is the course developer, lead facilitator, and program director of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program. A self-proclaimed "recovering perfectionist," Francesca regularly tosses herself into thrilling, terrifying challenges like completing tax returns, FSBO, deciding to write, and a number of other tasks for which she's entirely untrained. She lives in Vermont with her two littles, pup, and hubs.
