Amy Wright Glenn: "Holding space, the practice of bringing compassionate presence"

How do we truly hold space for ourselves and others in this modern age of distraction? Amy Wright Glenn is an author, birth and death doula, hospital chaplain and founder of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. She joins me today and shares her definition and personal experiences of holding space as a lifelong practice of compassionate presence. You can find out more about Amy and The Institute For The Study of Birth, Breath, and Death courses and teacher training at birthbreathanddeath.com I will be a guest speaker on The Institute's Advanced Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss training (TFMR). It starts on 10th August 2024, so sign up fast to join us here: birthbreathanddeath.com/product/advanced-holding-space-for-pregnancy-loss-tfmr/ You can connect with me on the daily over on ⁠instagram.com/death_onthedaily ⁠ Find out more about my work at ⁠greeninthegrey.com⁠ The theme music for Death on the Daily is ⁠⁠Set Free by Katie Gray⁠⁠, shared with artist's permission. You can connect with Katie and her music and work here ⁠⁠katiegray.com⁠⁠. This podcast is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: [email protected]