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  • Radical Acts of Love

  • Twenty Conversations to Inspire Hope at the End of Life
  • Auteur(s): Janie Brown
  • Narrateur(s): Janie Brown
  • Durée: 6 h et 37 min
  • 4,8 out of 5 stars (17 évaluations)

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Radical Acts of Love

Auteur(s): Janie Brown
Narrateur(s): Janie Brown
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"With Radical Acts of Love, Janie Brown demonstrates the power of a book to transform, in fact to turn things upside down. She turns death into life, despair into hope, sorrow into joy, and pain into love with these twenty astonishing encounters with the dying. We all know somewhere in the back of our minds that a deeper understanding and acceptance of death is supposed to release us into an even fiercer embrace of life - this wonderful book made me, for the first time, truly feel and believe it." (Stephen Fry)

In this profound and moving book, oncology nurse Janie Brown recounts 20 conversations she has had with the dying, including people close to her. Each conversation uncovers a different perspective on, and experience of death, while at the same time exploring its universalities. Offering extremely sensitive and wise insight into our final moments, Brown shows practical ways to facilitate the shift from feeling helpless about death to feeling hopeful; from fear to acceptance; from feeling disconnected and alone, to becoming part of the wider, collective story of our mortality.

As Janie Brown writes, "Most people now under sixty have never seen a person die, and so have become deeply fearful about death, their own and the deaths of their beloved others. They have had no role models to show them how to care for a dying person, and therefore no confidence in being able to do so. My hope is that the baby boomer cohort who pushed for the return of the midwives to de-medicalize birth will also be instrumental in reclaiming the death process. This book is my contribution to the re-empowerment of all of us to take charge of our lives and our deaths, remembering that we know how to die, just as we knew how to come into this world. We also know how to heal, and to settle our lives as best we can, before we die. In my view, this is the greatest gift we could give our loved ones: to be prepared and open and accepting when the time comes for us to leave this world."

©2020 Janie Brown (P)2020 Doubleday Canada

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"Janie Brown's extraordinary empathy and intuition coupled with her decades of clinical experience set her book apart from others on the subject of how to help the dying and their loved ones. She is the guide we all hope will be there at the end. Radical Acts of Love does holy work." (Barbara Gowdy, author of The White Bone and Little Sister)

"The most surprising and beautiful travel guide to a journey we will all have to make. Janie Brown has accompanied many great souls through their final days on earth, and what she has learned she offers us now in this exquisite book about life." (Chris Cleave, author of Little Bee and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven)

"In the hands of a less talented writer, Radical Acts of Love would read like case studies instead of the beautiful and necessary stories they are. This book is a must-read. We have rituals for afterwards: funerals and celebrations of life, but little to help guide those facing death. Janie Brown's insights, distilled from decades of looking after cancer patients, are both sensitive and practical as well as profoundly compassionate. Tending to the heart and spirit of the terminally ill is as important as making the right medical decisions - decisions that become easier once patients have made peace with themselves and loved ones." (Janie Chang, author of Dragon Springs Road)

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How to have scary conversations about cancer

By recounting stories and conversations, Janie gives us words we can use for difficult conversations about cancer, pain and end of life. The person living with cancer, the spouse and friend, the counsellor’s inner thoughts - we are all included in this book. I was so moved. It really matters that it is read by the author. There is much more than words here.

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Amazing listen

I absolutely loved this book. The stories were expertly weaved by the author. I found it very helpful, as recently found out a close friend was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I feel that I have the capacity, and a few more tools, resources and hope to offer now.
Being a nurse like the author, we see so much death and sadness in our line of work. I will listen again, and probably again to this wonderful book. The author, who also narrates the book, gave a wonderful performance.

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an act of love an act of holiness thank you Janie

an act of love..
this book..a revalation..

an act of holiness sharing this fine work

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Heartwarming. A Must-Read for All.

I can't say enough about this book! It's a stunning collection of stories that are each an expression of the love and humanity in all of us. Each story shows how life can be beautiful and messy all at the same time, and how this is often the hallmark of our most human and treasured moments. If you fear the emotional load from reading about "end of life," I found the audiobook the most intimate and comforting format. For my dear friend who read this book in the weeks before losing a parent, it was a healing balm. For me, with broader curiosity and interest, it was instantly captivating. I searched for quiet moments to hear the author reading to me again. Sometimes the stories brought tears, sometimes laughter, sometimes both. But overall, they evoked more beauty in my heart than sadness, and a new calmness about living life with those I love.

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Truly beautiful.

Janie's stories are filled with heartfelt wisdom and compassion. An invaluable read for all of us to reflect on the gift of our own life and dying process. She also highlights the beauty of those who bless us wth love in their support and care giving, and hold us in their hearts as they grieve and mourn after we are gone. Thank you for all you do in service to others at such a tender and sacred time.

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Beautiful

This is a beautiful, wise and ultimately hopeful book. Listening to Janie’s gentle voice reading is like being wrapped in a comforting hug. I’d absolutely recommend this to anybody who cares for people nearing the end of their life.

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I love this book

I think listening to the audiobook makes this an even better experience but I will also get the hardcover just to hold and savour it. Janie Brown's heart and soul show in this book and her sensitivity to everyone she writes about is breathtaking. You can feel her love. She is so giving yet still has love for the next person she encounters. She makes the reader aware that death is natural and can be beautiful. As a cancer patient listening to this book has lessened my fear of death. I hope she continues to write.

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