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Hi, I’m JoAnne,

I’m a registered nurse and have worked with individuals and their families at end-of-life for over 40 years. I’ve learned so much during all those years about how important this time is when hearts and spirits are wide open, and much healing can happen in the whole family system. That is, if pain and fear are dealt with effectively.

My patients and their families have shared many secrets with me about how to finish well.

I am dedicated to sharing those secrets with you, along with principles and strategies that will guide you as you walk with someone who is facing the end of their life.

Whether you are a professional caring for patients who are terminal, a family member just beginning the journey of supporting a loved one in their final days, or a person who just found out the doctors can’t do anything more for you, I can help.

What you learn will be life changing.

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Books

JoAnne’s book, Please Help Me Die Well guides nurses on a sacred journey through the world of a dying person and how to meet their unique needs. It gently reveals the seven crucial promises that you as a nurse must make (and keep) to your end-of-life patients if they are to make the journey through their final days with peace and comfort. Full of grace, compassion, and deep insight, this book will change the way you view your dying patients forever.

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I have known JoAnne Chitwood RN, for more than thirty years. I first witnessed her work as a Hospice nurse bringing emotional healing to both patients and family members. JoAnne developed a training course for Hospice staff and for individuals suffering loss of various types. This material has since been used around the world.

A few years ago, while I was pastoring a thirteen-hundred-member church, JoAnne presented her program to the entire congregation over a several month period of time. JoAnne’s effective teaching style was fresh and engaging with every presentation and the attendance grew as she reached people of every generation, gender, age, and background, including those with PTSD trauma. I highly recommend her program.

Scott A. LeMert
Retired pastor

I have known JoAnne for over 25 years, and have had the privilege to work alongside her facilitating grief workshops, teaching and counseling. Each time we work together, I come away with a new understanding. JoAnne has faced her own family conflicts, rejection, tragedies, and profound healing. As she teaches, JoAnne is open and shares her own life struggles and her road of growth and healing. Her ability to share her knowledge of trauma and grief is a gift for those who spend time with her growing, learning and healing.

Vonda Winkle, MSW
Clinical Therapy Specialist

I grew up in an abusive home and, as a result, had a very low self-worth. As I attended JoAnne’s workshops and groups, I learned coping skills, acceptance and how to let go of the past and heal. I found the courage to stop dying and start living. I learned to heal and trust and grow.

When my children were younger, I attended a local class that JoAnne was teaching. I came home after each class and taught my kids the life-changing tools I was learning. My children learned how to use these tools too and how to make great life choices. They became leaders, teaching their peers by example. And now, all have great careers. I’m thankful to JoAnne for sharing hope and life skills with all of us so that we can find the freedom to find a life worth living.

Julie Perry
client

I have known JoAnne for over 25 years, and have had the privilege to work alongside her facilitating grief workshops, teaching and counseling. Each time we work together, I come away with a new understanding. JoAnne has faced her own family conflicts, rejection, tragedies, and profound healing. As she teaches, JoAnne is open and shares her own life struggles and her road of growth and healing. Her ability to share her knowledge of trauma and grief is a gift for those who spend time with her growing, learning and healing.

Vonda Winkle, MSW
Clinical Therapy Specialist

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HEALING RETREATS

Up for a truly life-altering, deep-dive into a healing experience like no other? Join my Journey of the Heart retreat.

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COACHING

I offer one-on-one and group coaching sessions. Join me online for a time of rich, focused personal and group instruction in end-of-life care. You don’t have to do this alone!

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