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Cultivating the Doula Heart: Essentials of Compassionate Care Paperback – September 23, 2018

by Francesca Lynn Arnoldy (Author), Robert E Gramling (Foreword)

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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.
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  1. Print length
    100 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Contemplative Doula
  4. Publication date
    September 23, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.21 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1732780609
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1732780606
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"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 Lynn Arnoldy has been a community doula since 2009, supporting people through birth, death, and grief. She is the author of Cultivating the Doula Heart, Map of Memory Lane, and The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared. Francesca is a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and she runs the Death Literacy Educator Course & Community. A trusted thought leader, Francesca has been featured in articles by The New York Times, Fast Company, Newsweek, The Verge, and AARP. She regularly presents on life-and-death topics with hopes of encouraging people to support one another through times of intensity.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Contemplative Doula
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1732780609
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1732780606
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.84 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.21 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #114,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a community doula & death literacy advocate. In addition to her birth and deathcare work, she is a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and a hospice volunteer. She is the author of "Cultivating the Doula Heart" (guidebook), "Map of Memory Lane" (picture book), "The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared" (workbook), and "My Death Journal" (lined notebook). Francesca frequently presents on life-and-death topics with hopes of encouraging people to support one another through times of intensity. She was the original developer of the University of Vermont's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Programs.

Francesca lives in rural Vermont with her loved ones in a most idyllic village. She can be found contemplating birth, death, and life with the doula heart on her website FrancescaLynnArnoldy.com.