This book is the deep and touching account of the author who lost both of her parents unexpectedly to cancer within one year of each other. It displays the courage and insight of a spiritual woman who gives up most of her personal life and returns to her Midwest childhood farm roots to be with her mother during her last year of life. In her determination to overcome societal stigmas about death, Suzane is confronted with viewing the dying process in a new way. As she journeys into the depths of human family emotions, this heartfelt story reveals how she discovered the beauty of life through the mystery of dying. This inspirational memoir offers the reader a refreshing and captivating look into death as a sacred event.
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An emotionally packed, spiritually fulfilling and highly instructive roadmap and insight into the greatest teaching of life--dying with love. -- James Wanless, Ph.D., author of The Voyager Tarot and Little Stone: Your Friend for Life
About the Author
Author, teacher and inspirational speaker, Suzane Piela has combined a successful medical career with her background in marketing and television production to launch her speaking career.
A registered nurse since 1981 and clinical hypnotherapist since 1994, Suzane's career encompasses hospital nursing and vocational rehabilitation nursing, as well as counseling eating disorder and sexual abuse patients. She has also taught classes on spirituality and the healing process. Suzane earned her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and attended graduate school in Psychology at Antioch University in Seattle. She received her Certification as a Clinical Hypnotherapist from the New Focus Institute in Los Angeles.
Knowing the value of informing and educating people and impassioned to uplift consciousness through the mass media, Suzane brought her nursing and holistic health background to the television industry. From 1987 to 1995 Suzane held high level positions in the entertainment production field specializing in developing socially conscious television programming both in the United States and Canada. She also worked extensively on global environmental issues.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A wonderful book that touched my heart!,
By Philip Printz (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Are So Beautiful Without Your Hair: A Daughter's Journey with the Death of Her Parents (Paperback)
This is a wonderful story about a woman's efforts to bring comfort, understanding and love to her mother and father as they both cope with cancer and dying. Although potential readers might perceive the subject to be depressing, this book is not a downer, but rather a compansionate look at how to create a sacred and fulfilling event for both parents and children as they face living with a life threating disease. I would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in spiritual growth and self discovery.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Honest, personal and very touching,
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This review is from: You Are So Beautiful Without Your Hair: A Daughter's Journey with the Death of Her Parents (Paperback)
One of the sentences that touched me deeply, and believe me there are many, was that "we cradle babies into life, why not be cradled out of life." Said by Suzane Piela, the author, as she goes back to her family farm to take care of her mother, ill with cancer. I highly recommend this book, as it is full of compassion, love, wisdom and is also a wonderful read. There is so much more to understand about life and thanks to this book, we do.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A Blessing.,
By Cathy Brochu (Jamesville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Are So Beautiful Without Your Hair: A Daughter's Journey with the Death of Her Parents (Paperback)
Ms. Piela's book is filled with compassion, sincerity, warmth and lessons to be learned for the living and dying. A must to add to your reading list.
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