Stephen Jenkinson

Expert on Aging, Death & Palliative Care

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Ontario, Canada
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Stephen Jenkinson Biography

Stephen Jenkinson is a cultural activist, teacher, author, and ceremonialist. He is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010.

With Master’s degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work), he is revolutionizing grief and dying in North America. Stephen is redefining what it means to live and die well. Apprenticed to a master storyteller, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school, consultant to palliative care and hospice organizations and educator and advocate in the helping professions. He is also a sculptor, traditional canoe builder whose house won a Governor General’s Award for architecture.

He is the author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul (2015), Homecoming: The Haiku Sessions – a live recorded teaching (2013), How it All Could Be: A workbook for dying people and those who love them (2009), Angel and Executioner: Grief and the Love of Life – a live recorded teaching (2009), and Money and The Soul’s Desires: A Meditation (2002), and former contributing author to Palliative Care – Core Skills and Clinical Competencies (2007).

Jenkinson is also the subject of the feature-length documentary film Griefwalker (National Film Board of Canada, 2008), a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people.

The Orphan Wisdom School is for anyone with a desire to be useful to those who will inherit an endangered and often dangerous world. It is for those who have an instinct and a desire to be an ancestor worthy of being claimed. It is for those wishing to learn something of the skills of grace in a graceless time, of mentorship and fierce and exemplary compassion. It is for elders in training.

Young people need and deserve real recognition of their worth and purpose in life and a living example of enduring discernment and courage for the hard and often empty times that are upon us all. The esteem of parents and friends can only go so far: elders must bring the rest. Grandparents must be grand not only for their children’s children but for all the young ones coming into the world now. Their status as grand people comes from having wrangled wisdom from experience, and from having become elders more than senior citizens. Grandparents must now be elders even – especially – when no one asks it of them.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/03/2024.

Stephen Jenkinson Videos

  • Stephen Jenkinson: Re-Discovering The Value Of Elders
    Stephen Jenkinson explains how the role of elder might be re-instated. It won't be easy, but it may just be one of the essential ingredients we need...
  • A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul: Stephen Jenkinson
    In a wide-ranging and moving talk, spiritual activist and author Stephen Jenkinson advocates for dying well as every person's right, and shares what...
  • What Dying Means | Interview with Stephen Jenkinson
    On Adventures Through the Mind, Stephen Jenkinson speaks about dying, death, and grief.

Stephen Jenkinson Books

  • Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
    Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
  • Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
    Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
  • Money and the Soul's Desires: A Meditation on Wholeness
    Money and the Soul's Desires: A Meditation on Wholeness

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Stephen Jenkinson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Stephen Jenkinson for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Stephen Jenkinson generally travels from OntarioCanada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Elaine Sanchez, Lori La Bey, Ronald Epstein, Montel Williams and Jacqueline Marcell. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Stephen Jenkinson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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