In today's relentless 24/7 world, this revised edition of Healing Conversations is a communications first-aid kit for difficult and troubling times. Filled with touching stories, it serves as an everyday resource to offer, accept, or ask for comfort when facing life's inevitable challenges. Whether you are at a loss for what to say, what to do, or simply how to be when you're responding to transitions, losses, or awkward moments, Healing Conversations is a wise and useful guide.
"Through real-life stories ? Ms. Guilmartin shows how to be a helpful and comforting resource, how to listen as well as to talk, and, conversely, how to seek comfort in rough times."—The New York Times
"I urge you to buy a copy of Healing Conversations . . . you'll feel more confident about your ability to know what to say and how to say it."—Christiane Northrup, M.D., renowned physician and author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"A tremendously important book that I could have used a hundred times before."—Richard Carlson, author, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
"This is a sensitive and wise book."—Joan Halifax Roshi, head teacher, Upaya Zen Center
"An extraordinary, comprehensive blueprint for dealing with the slings and arrows of daily, stressful, sometimes hurting life."—Jeffrey Fox, author, How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
"Doctors, nurses, patients, and their families need this book right now."—Rudi Ansbacher, M.D., past president, Society for Humanism in Medicine
