Stephen Jenkinson

Death and dying

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Jesse Mendes interviews Stephen Jenkinson about the skill of dying in a death phobic culture in a four part series on there Being There on CIUT 89.5FM.

2014 - Skill Of Dying 'Death Phobic Culture' 3/4 Jesse Mendes interviews Stephen Jenkinson

2014 - Skill Of Dying 'Death Phobic Culture' 2/4 Jesse Mendes interviews Stephen Jenkinson

2014 - Skill Of Dying 'Death Phobic Culture' 1/4 Jesse Mendes interviews Stephen Jenkinson

2014 - Skill Of Dying 'Death Phobic Culture' 4/4 Jesse Mendes interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson interviewed by Daniel Vitalis on Rewild Yourself.

Read more: http://www.danielvitalis.com/rewild-yourself-podcast/stephen-jenkinson-on-dying-wise-in-a-death-phobic-society
Photo: Ian Mackenzie -ianmack.com

2015 - Dying Wise In A Death Phobic Society, Daniel Vitalis interviews Stephen Jenkinson

People First Radio interviews Stephen Jenkinson about death, dying and grief and his new book Dying Wise

2015 April - People First Radio interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson and Carolyn discuss grief, his new book Die Wise, and the deeper meaning of the word “catastrophe.” Stephen Jenkinson - 20150828 Lifeboat Interview With Carolyn Baker. Original podcast: http://prn.fm/lifeboat-hour-08-28-15/

2015 August - Lifeboat, Carolyn Baker interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson — Spiritual Activist, Teacher, Author & Ceremonialist With Master’s degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work), Stephen Jenkinson is revolutionizing grief and dying in North America. Stephen is redefining what it means to live, and die well. Apprenticed to a master storyteller, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school, consultant to palliative care and hospice organizations and educator and advocate in the helping professions. He is the author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, Homecoming: The Haiku Sessions – a live recorded teaching, How it All Could Be: A work book for dying people and those who love them, Angel and Executioner: Grief and the Love of Life – a live recorded teaching , and Money and The Soul’s Desires: A Meditation, and contributing author to Palliative Care – Core Skills and Clinical Competencies. Stephen Jenkinson is also the subject of the feature length documentary film Griefwalker (National Film Board of Canada), a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people.

2016  - The Drew Marshall Show, Drew Marshall interviews Stephen Jenkinson

“You die in the manner of your living.” - Stephen Jenkinson teaches internationally and is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010. With Master’s degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work), he is revolutionizing grief and dying in North America. Stephen is redefining what it means to live, and die, well. Apprenticed to a master storyteller, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former program director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school, consultant to palliative care and hospice organizations and educator and advocate in the helping professions. He is also a sculptor, traditional canoe builder whose house won a Governor General’s Award for architecture.
He is the author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul (2015), Homecoming: The Haiku Sessions – a live recorded teaching (2013), How it All Could Be: A work book for dying people and those who love them (2009), Angel and Executioner: Grief and the Love of Life – a live recorded teaching (2009), and Money and The Soul’s Desires: A Meditation (2002), and contributing author to Palliative Care – Core Skills and Clinical Competencies (2007).
Stephen Jenkinson is also the subject of the feature length documentary film Griefwalker (National Film Board of Canada, 2008), a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people.

2016 - The Polycast, Paul Dolman interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson interview with Bodhi Be’s Doorway into Light radio show about life and death as it explores the wonder in the fields of aging and dying and death and what brings meaning and purpose to life. Doorway into Light Founded by Reverend Bodhi Be, Leilah Be and Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert), Doorway Into Light is engaged in advocacy and educational programs on Death and Dying on Maui, with families and professionals in the field, as well as actively engaged in helping dying people, their families and care-givers.

2016 - On Life And Death, Bodhi Be interviews Stephen Jenkinson

What constitutes dying well in a death-phobic culture? Stephen Jenkinson looks squarely in the eye of death. It is his experience from working with hundreds and hundreds of people who are actively dying, that, for the most part, we are encouraged by those around us not to let our dying be a big part of our life. He points out that this death-phobic culture “…prescribes [that] our understanding of the best dying is the one that messes with you the least, and the only way you can achieve that is to establish some kind of firewall of awareness whereby the realities of dying don’t intrude, and when they do, you’re losing a positive outlook that you have to reinstate.” In other words, in a death-phobic environment you are not allowed to know that you are dying when you are dying. Families are besieged by arguments over whether or not to tell their loved ones they are dying. In this dense and profound dialogue, Jenkinson offers this perspective when asked about wrestling with death as opposed to fighting with it: “As you are dying you get an opportunity to live in a way that your normal life has not granted you… [you] answer the bell and testify deeply to how radically blessed you were to be able to live long enough to realize how fine it was to be alive… You’re under no obligation to accept that you’re dying when you are, which is the current mantra. Hopefully you’d be heartbroken about the fact that you don’t get to live a lot longer, hopefully you wish it were otherwise, and occasionally you demand that it be otherwise. This is in keeping with dying well.” He also adds that life is a time-limited offer and the “obligation is to obey. Obey doesn’t mean submit; obey means attend to. What is this asking of me now?”  There is much to ponder in this dialogue whether or not you are actively dying.

2016 - New Dimensions Radio interviews Stephen Jenkinson

2018 - Vajra Body Vajra Mind, Jed Ward & Damian Able interview Stephen Jenkinson

Nadat Jan Mulder dit verhaal had (voor)gelezen wilde hij ernaartoe. Naar Cork. Luister, en het is net alsof je er zelf rondloopt.

Volgens de Ierse auteur Kevin Barry is de Ierse stad Cork, waar hij zijn eerste schreden zette op het schrijverspad, een hooghartig en twistziek heerschap met een hang naar melancholie. Gelukkig is Ierland nog lid van de Europese Unie.

Groen van regen, donker van hartstocht (voorgelezen door Jan Mulder)

A conversation with Stephen Jenkinson, author of Die Wise and Come of Age, The Case for Elderhood in Times of Trouble about human culture and elderhood. 

 Intro music by Gregory Hoskins Band from Nights of Grief and Mystery:

https://gregoryhoskins.bandcamp.com/album/nights-of-grief-and-mystery