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Published USA, 2003
Healing listening has to do with being rather than doing. We listen not to help someone but simply to be with someone, to stay with them for a while, perhaps to approach understanding them. Some guidelines are helpful, and James Miller names a few of the principles of healing listening in this book. Some will pertain to the carer's particular situation more than others. The author encourages the reader to be selective but to keep in mind at all times that choosing to listen - to really listen - is one of the most caring, affirming gifts they can offer to another person.

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
Stay True to the Purpose of Listening
Stay in the Moment
A Healing Listener Draws Close
A Healing Listener Listens with the Heart
A Healing Listener Surrenders
Acknowledge the Ending of the Time Together
Healing Listening is, at Basis, an Act of Love

James Miller leads workshops in the USA for professional and lay caregivers.
Paperback. 80 pages