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Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb: Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS

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By Charles Garfield, Cindy Spring, Doris Ober — 1997

Drawing on the real-life stories of twenty exemplary caregivers, Dr. Charles Garfield explains the widely used Shanti caregivers model he originated—and shows how to set limits, avoid burnout, accept gratitude, and grapple with issues of life and death when caring for people with HIV/AIDS.

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Buddha’s Heart: Meditation Practice for Developing Well-Being, Love, and Empathy

With Buddha’s Heart, senior meditation teacher Stephen Snyder reveals an original and clear path to the powerful brahmavihāras. These practices offer rich, soothing support for the soul and a portal to spiritual awakening and deepening self-realization.

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Stephen Snyder
2020
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How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers

In 2001, Toni Bernhard got sick and, to her and her partner’s bewilderment, stayed that way. As they faced the confusion, frustration, and despair of a life with sudden limitations—a life that was vastly different from the one they’d thought they’d have together—Toni had to learn how to be sick.

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Toni Bernhard, Sylvia Boorstein
2018
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Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness

Awakening Joy is more than just another book about happiness. More than simply offering suggested strategies to change our behavior, it uses time-tested practices to train the mind to learn new ways of thinking.

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James Baraz, Shoshana Alexander, Jack Kornfield (foreword), Ram Dass (preface)
2012
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