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Product Description Approaching Death with Confidence and Sensitivity What if you could feel confident knowing how to help and support someone who is dying? You may want to share their journey, even walk with them until their last breath, but are uncertain how to do so. Author, end-of-life doula, and transition coach, Rev. Linda Bryce regularly sits and sings at the bedside of the dying. The Courage to Care is your handbook, guiding you with practical advice and stories from the bedside and beyond. Learn what you need to know from diagnosis to death Discover what you can actually do to help the dying live—and die—well Appreciate the unique role of music and bedside singing Identify your special talents to be a comforting presence Marvel at the mystery and wonder of death—and what comes after Together, we can make the end of life as meaningful and memorable as the beginning. Someone is waiting, today, for you and your smiling face. May this book help you summon your courage to care and to be there at the bedside of someone who is dying. Review ...heartfelt, detailed, eloquently written...Bryce transforms our minds and hearts enabling us to be profoundly present at the bedsides of others facing death, all the while showering us with insights and gems to face our own. A must read for even the most seasoned professionals. -Sandra L. Bertman, PhD, FT, LCSW, internationally acclaimed thanatologist and author, Facing Death: Images, Insights & Interventions ... our presence at bedside makes a world of difference--for us, our loved ones, even strangers. The Courage to Care gives us the strategies, stories and song to make that difference. Linda's book is an invaluable resource for all of us to read now, and again when death knocks. -Dr. Kymn Harvin, author, The Soul of America Speaks The Courage to Care is a book that is so needed right now, to calm our fears, answer our questions, and introduce us to the magic and mystery of the transitioning of our bodies. Filled with so many morsels, you'll want to savor them over and over again. -Leslie Bridger, Lover of Life, Author, Speaker, Wellness Guide & Hugger Extraordinaire With joy and reassurance, The Courage to Care helps us realize that everything we need to be at someone's bedside is within ourselves--including our song. We simply need to be there. -Lana Noel, Chair, Threshold Choir Board of Directors The Courage to Care masterfully moves us in gentle transformation from living fully to dying gracefully. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor--grab this book now, and live a better rest of your life! -Rev. Gary Nobuo Niki, author, d.i.y. zen and The Art of Gentle Emotional Transformation We are all those people seeking strength in the presence of the dying. Linda makes that strength attainable. Not only is The Courage to Care a must-read, but this book is also a must-live. -Helen Bauer, RN BSN CHPN, Co-owner The Heart of Hospice, LLC, andCo-host of The Heart of Hospice Podcast Linda takes us from the big picture of dying-its challenges and opportunities-to the specific and practical information that many people will find helpful. Her use of story-telling is particularly effective at bringing her understandings and wisdom to life. -Janet Booth, End-of-Life RN, Educator, author, Re-Imagining the End of Life: Self-Development and Reflective Practices for Nurse Coaches Full of wise counsel and stories that will land in the mind of your heart and stay there as guidance and reminders of what is possible...a work of love and truth...for each of us to approach death with confidence and sensitivity. -Kathy Leo, Founder, Hallowell Hospice Choir, and author, On the Breath of Song: The Practice of Bedside Singing for the Dying Kudos to Linda Bryce! While heart-wrenching for us, can there be a more important time to be fully present than when a loved one passes? With love and understanding, Linda gives us The Courage to Care. -Kevin Conklin - Life Coach & Spiritual Guid