Stephen Jenkinson: This is it

For years, Stephen Jenkinson led the palliative care department at a major Canadian hospital. Sitting at the deathbeds of more than 1,000 people, he discovered again and again “a wretched anxiety” around death. He understands this death phobia as a symptom of a larger cultural absence, including the loss of elders. Soon after Stephen and his wife Nathalie opened the Orphan Wisdom School, a learning house for “elders-in-training.”
Video highlights
26:20 Stephen describes a shocking moment at an online event he panelled aimed at "revivification of masculinity" when attendees attacked eldership, demanding to know "who keeps the elders in check?"
His repertoire as a culture worker and a master storyteller includes live music with veteran Canadian musician Gregory Hoskins. Their band tours England in 2023:
August 8th - London, A Night of Grief & Mystery
August 10th - Penzance, A Night of Grief & Mystery
August 11 - Sanity & Soul: day long talk in Cornwall
Tour information
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Albums
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Films
Griefwalker - a documentary film about Jenkinson and Orphan Wisdom produced by the National Film Board of Canada and filmed over twelve years by Tim Wilson. orphanwisdom.c...
Lost Nation Road - orphanwisdom.c...
2020 Nights of Grief & Mystery Tour - Trailer - • 2020 Nights of Grief &...
Stephen's books, recordings and DVDs are available for purchase at the Orphan Wisdom Shop orphanwisdom.com/
Books
Money and the Soul's Desires: A Meditation (2002)
How it All Could Be (2009)
Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul (2015)
Come of Age. The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble (2018)
A Generation's Worth: Spirit Work while the Crisis Reigns (2021)
Reckoning (2022) Co-authored with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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