Julie Hliboki

Breathing Light: Accompanying Loss and Grief with Love and Gratitude Julie Hliboki

Breathing Light invites the reader into moments where suffering and pain is the threshold between this life and the Great Mystery beyond. Drawing on her experience as a chaplain and the wisdom of multiple faith traditions, Julie Hliboki demonstrates how these liminal moments are filled with vulnerability and opportunity for the patient and the caregiver, but can also be occasions where small kindnesses and attentiveness create sacred space grounded in compassion and care. These prove to be gifts of presence and accompaniment, and are great treasures for those who suffer and grieve. Combining story, art, and meditative exercises, Breathing Light offers an opportunity for exploration of one's own thinking about end of life transitions, and in the process, provides an inspiring resource for those who undertake this important ministry of caring.