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"JoEllen Koerner is a courageous, loving, caring soul mate! We in nursing share so many privileged moments with patients and families. In her book, she shares some of those special times in her life. We sometimes give so much, we forget to 'fill our own buckets' and heal ourselves. Thank you, JoEllen, for encouraging all of us to get in touch with our inner-self as we heal ourselves. We will all be better human beings and nurses."
Rhonda Anderson, RN
Chief Operating Officer
Desert Samaritan Medical Center
"Jo Ellen provides a moving story of the pain, sorrow, joy, and challenges she has experienced over her career as a nurse, in her role as a mother and wife, and as a result of her openness to the healing of the Lakotas. The surrealistic journey she shares offers a vision of other options and ways of knowing that inspire and transform the reality some of us believe is the only way. This is a lesson for all who profess to be healers about what we bring to the multiple roles and lives we experience as healers. Her willingness to share it with us is an invaluable gift to all we aspire to do as nurses. May it inspire all of us to that same level of openness into which we will invite other experiences and ways of being and knowing."
Geraldine Bednash, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Executive Director
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
"What a gift! This captivating and inspiring personal journey will require everyone to reflect on the real meaning and purpose of our family lives, throughout the years. The author's bravery, insights, and intuition honor all caring professions."
Carol Ann Cavouras, RN, MS
President, Labor Management Institute
"Mother, Heal My Self is more like a healing than a book. Rarely does a work appear with such power to transform the reader. JoEllen Koerner reminds us of the ability of human consciousness, tradition, ritual, love, compassion, and caring to make life-and-death differences in healthcare. As a picture of what a complete system of healing could be, in which ancient tradition and modern science stand side by side, there is no better example."
Barbara Dossey, RN, Ph.D., FAAN
Author: Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer
Director, Holistic Nursing Consultants
"JoEllen Koerner's luminous book reminds us that there are realms of healing which modern medicine is in grave danger of forgetting. This riveting account will challenge your picture of reality and open you to new dimensions of the possible. Mother, Heal My Self should be read by all physicians alongside Gray's Anatomy."
Larry Dossey, M.D.
Author: Healing Beyond the Body
Executive Editor, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
"Anyone who has pondered the mystery of life by being present at the moment of death will enjoy this powerful story of a mother and daughter's courageous journey. Like Isabel Allende's account of her daughter's critical illness in Paula, this story awakens in one the desire to plumb his or her own spiritual depth."
Ted Holloway, M.D.
District Director of Public Health
"The perspective that we are 'souls on an earthly journey' truly was a transformational perspective for me and one I believe would result in a health care system based upon needs of the patients rather than the providers. I thank JoEllen, a person with a history of leadership for our profession, for daring to lead us in yet a new way with a new voice and story. By this authentic and poignant personal story we her colleagues and friends have the privilege of a guided journey of personal discovery and growth."
Nancy F. Langston, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Nursing
Past President, National League of Nursing
"Through use of her incredible story, JoEllen provides a unique lens for each of us to discover new dimensions of ourselves and our work. For nurses, healthcare professionals, and leaders who find themselves at a crossroad on their journey, this book is a timely and transforming gift."
Julie MacDonald
Chief Operating Officer
St Joseph Mercy Hospital
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