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| | Title: | Mother,
Heal My Self: An Intergenerational Healing Journey Between Two Worlds |
| Author: | JoEllen Koerner |
| Foreword: | Jean Watson Ph.D., RN,
HNC, FAAN | | Pages: | 240 |
| Price: | $14.95 (US) |
| ISBN: | 1-9725098-0-1 | | LCCN: | 2003102097 |
Description: JoEllen Koerner was raised in a small Mennonite
community in South Dakota, became a Civil Rights activist in the South, and rose
to prominence as a nurse executive of international repute. None of these life
experiences, or her honed skills as a Western medical practitioner, prepared her
for the moment every parent hopes never happen: Her daughter, Kristi, her body
wracked with pain, asks permission to die. Into the depths of this dreaded
moment enters Wanigi Waci (Spirit Dancer), a dear friend and keeper of the Lakota
Sioux healing traditions. He invites Kristi and JoEllen into his People's time-honored
healing ways and giving community, using Native American alternative medicine
with ramifications whose importance ultimately surpasses the restoration of Kristi's
health. Mother, Heal My Self, a work of surpassing beauty and power,
invites the reader to explore the deeper powers of spiritual healing and the necessity
for increased intergenerational awareness. The book's raw honesty makes JoEllen
Koerner's quest everyone's quest for meaning. About the Author: JoEllen
Koerner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is past president of the American Organization of Nurse
Executives and an originating member of the Center for Nursing Leadership. She
is co-founder of the Healing Web, a collaborative education-service model that
facilitates service learning in the community. |
