Speaker who had near-death experience to share insights for living, loving

8:47 a.m., Jan. 29, 2015--Jayne Smith, who underwent a near-death experience while giving birth to her second child, will share her insights at a lecture from 3-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Cancer Support Community in Lewes, Delaware.

The lecture will be simulcast in the Health Sciences Complex Atrium at the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus in Newark.

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Both events are free and open to the public. To register for the telecast, click here. To register for the Lewes event, call 302-645-9150.

Smith is a member of the International Association for Near Death Studies and has been active in consciousness-raising studies and speaking. She has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS Morning News, the Charlie Rose Show, People Are Talking and the Dr. Oz Show.

She is a native of Bridgeville, Delaware, and currently lives in Lewes.

The program is co-sponsored by Integrative Health at Beebe Healthcare, UD's College of Health Sciences and the Delaware Commission for Women.