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Joellyn St. Pierre

Joellyn St. Pierre

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I'm an ordained interfaith minister with a doctorate in divinity focused on Death as a Transition. For 25 years I enjoyed a professional career in theatre appearing 7 Broadway shows including “A Chorus Line,” and “Pippin,” as well as teaching, directing and choreographing nationwide. When many of my dearest friends and associates from theatre began dying from AIDS, my entire life changed. Death became an initiation into a new life; that of a death midwife. Since 1991, I've served those dying and their loved ones throughout the country with various hospices and AIDS organizations.

Now, in addition to publishing my book, I will be offering instruction and other supportive materials for The Art of Death Midwifery.

Peter and the Whimper-Whineys

Peter and the Whimper-Whineys

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<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri, 'sans-serif';font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Peter and the Whimper-Whineys is about a small rabbit who whines all the time. His mother cautions him that if he keeps on whining and crying, he’ll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. One night Peter hops into the dark forest.<span>  </span>He meets some Whimper-Whineymen and discovers that not only do the Whimper-Whineys whine all the time, but they are very ill-mannered and rude. He discovers that everything is sour in Whimper-Whineyland and decides his mother was right! If only he can get back home… a recent critique, “Though there are other books out there for children about whining, I cannot imagine any parent or guardian not wanting to read this book to their child!... <span> </span>Parents everywhere applaud you!” </span></span>

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<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">Kirkus Discoveries</span></strong></span><br /><br />THE ART OF DEATH<br /> MIDWIFERY: An Introduction<br /> and Beginner’s Guide<br /> BookSurge (272 pp.)<br /> $18.99 paperback<br /> April 27, 2009<br /> ISBN: 978-1-4392-2906-4<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"></span></strong> <br />Doctor of interfaith Divinity and 18-year death midwife St. Pierre introduces the practice of<br />assisting the dying as they transition from the physical world to the nonphysical.<br />The book serves as a guide for professionals who frequently encounter death: nurses, hospice<br />workers, etc., as well as those preparing to serve someone close to them during the last days. St. Pierre<br />stresses the ability to sit with acceptance and love in the presence of pain and suffering and to honor the<br />choices and belief systems of the patients. She also teaches methods of matching their states of<br />consciousness to stay connected throughout the experience. Allowing for patients’ different<br />backgrounds, the author includes prayers, breathing and meditation techniques from various spiritual<br />traditions as proper preparation for the role as conduit for divine energy and of the creation of a sacred<br />space. A brief discussion of brainwave frequencies and the 13 phases of death—charted as “the Deathing Spectrum”—help to demystify the<br />process, as do stories from St. Pierre’s years of personal experience. Her tales of communication from beyond the grave may compromise her<br />credibility for some, despite the bit of scientific support she gives for communication with the unseen world. References to death guides from<br />myth and religion build appreciation for her profession, but it is when the author describes the intimate loss of loved ones (dogs, parents and best<br />friends) that she connects readers on an intimate level with gritty, nearly uncomfortable emotion.<br />An essential read for those ready to offer time, love and service during the big transition.