Spiritual care chaplaincy as joining with people in the “betwixt and between” and beyond: Meegan’s story with a big-ass mirror

Spiritual care in a hospital setting regularly involves joining with people in the “betwixt and between” of life. This paper considers Michael White’s (2016) rite of passage metaphor and the way that it supports double-story development by acknowledging the difficulties people experience while also recognising that a hospital admission can include the possibility that one might arrive at a new place. This paper also explores ways that narrative approaches such as re-membering conversations, outsider-witnessing practices and enabling contribution can support meaningful spiritual care when joining with people at the end of their lives. These narrative approaches enrich the act of joining with people in the betwixt and between and beyond as part of a spiritual care presence.