Our families, hospitals, prisons,
and whole society can benefit from the vision
of compassion offered by John Baugher.

- Thupten Jinpa, Principal Translator to the Dalai Lama
and author of A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives

Contemplative Caregiving

Finding Healing, Compassion, and
Spiritual Growth through End-of-Life Care

Finding Healing, Compassion, and Spiritual Growth through End-of-Life Care

“Contemplative Caregiving is an invitation by author John Baugher to discover with him the transformative potential of love. In both living and dying, Baugher guides us exceedingly well.”

— Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Love

Dr. John Eric Baugher
Transforming Grief through Compassionate Care

Inspiring Compassionate Change in Health Care, Education, and Leadership

Dr. John Eric Baugher has accompanied dying persons and their family members through the difficult passages of illness, death, and grief for more than two and a half decades. He currently serves as an interfaith hospital chaplain providing emotional and spiritual support to patients, family, and staff members facing health care crises including sudden death and other traumatic events. In his private practice as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP), John helps clients turn experiences of grief and trauma into a conscious path of growth and transformation.