In praise of “When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others”

By Elissa Strauss

Dear beloveds,

It’s rare that a book comes out that seems like it was made specifically for me. When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others by

Elissa Strauss

is one of those books.

I worked for four years as an assistant and team leader at L’Arche, a community of folks with and without disabilities sharing life together. I then started caregiving for a pai…