" Occasionally I read a book and say to myself that this is a book that I wished I had written.
This is such a book! It is a delightful, practical, interesting, and inspiring book! Danai has …

Purpose: End-of-life care is designed as response to patients' verbally communicated
needs. The concept of dying as a process would allow us to improve care. This concept may …

Background: When the brutality of illness outstrips the powers of medical technology, part of
the fallout lands squarely on front-line clinicians. In our experience, this kind of helplessness …

Background Ageing populations worldwide and a concomitant increase in chronic
conditions translates into an increased demand for the delivery of palliative and end of life …

In philosophy and theology, to transcend is to go beyond the limits of lived human
experience. Hospice workers accompany people who are traveling beyond the …

Palliative care has been shown to help patients live well with serious illness, but the specific
psychological factors that contribute to this benefit remain investigational. Although support …

Background: Despite the increasingly crucial role of the healthcare workforce and volunteers
working in hospice and palliative care (HPC), very little is known about factors that promote …

There is a paucity of research relating to how palliative caregivers conceptualize, identify,
and provide for spiritual and existential domains of care. Focus groups comprising …

Background: Health professionals who care for patients and their families at the end of life
(EOL) may experience gratitude, and enhanced spirituality and meaning in life, yet they are …

This paper explores the theoretical roots of the wounded healer archetype and the shadow
side of the wounded healer. Our emphasis is on reflectivity as a means of expanding self …