Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with culture activist and author Stephen Jenkinson. Jenkinson teaches internationally, is the author of seven books, and was the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, co-founded with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010. Apprenticed to a master storyteller as a young man, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families. He is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital and former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school. He has Masters' degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work). In 2023 Stephen received a Distinguished Alumni Honours Award from Harvard University for "helping people navigate grief, exploring the liminal space between life and death, and connecting humanity through ceremony and storytelling." To inquire about Stephen Jenkinson’s work, speaking engagements, live streams, counsel calls, interviews and The Scriptorium, please reach out HERE: https://orphanwisdom.com/contact/ The Scriptorium: Echos of an Orphan Wisdom - two in-person sessions April 23rd through 27th and April 30th through May 4th: https://orphanwisdom.com/scriptorium/ Sanity & Soul: Die Wise, Ten Years On - a livestream encounter March 15th and 16th: https://orphanwisdom.com/event/die-wise-sanity-and-soul-ten-years-on/ Only the Living Die - a live in-person event in Joshua Tree w/Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson on March 7th and 8th: https://orphanwisdom.com/event/a-year-of-reckoning/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Become a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. If you'd like to support YG2D, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, just email [email protected] or visit https://www.yg2d.com/donate. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.
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