Joan Halifax combines deep contemplative practice with sustained, hands-on compassionate action across medical missions, hospice care, prison ministry, homelessness work, and peace activism.
Mental health professionals can care deeply while maintaining boundaries, using collegial support to manage intense emotions and sustain effective therapeutic work.
Bay Area end-of-life doula shares What Matters Most' in new book
End-of-life doula companionship nurtures meaning, comfort, joy, and peace for the dying and teaches the living through patients' stories and expressions of gratitude.