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37 Seconds: Dying Revealed Heaven's Help
Pregnant with her second child, Stephanie Arnold began receiving mysterious but strong premonitions that she would die during the delivery. Distressed, Stephanie did everything she could to inform the medical team and her family about what she knew was coming. No one believed her, but Stephanie knew they were wrong. When she gave birth to her son, Stephanie flatlined and died on the operating table for 37 seconds, during which time she had a spiritual experience she would never forget.
After reading what Stephanie discovered in her search to make sense of what happened to her, you will never look at life, death, and the afterlife the same way again.
After reading what Stephanie discovered in her search to make sense of what happened to her, you will never look at life, death, and the afterlife the same way again.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 15, 2015
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About the author
Stephanie Arnold
1 book16 followersStephanie Arnold, was an Emmy-nominated and award-winning TV producer who spent 27 years creating and producing TV shows, music videos and documentaries. She left the “business” in 2008 after meeting the love of her life. From that point on, the only thing she wanted to produce was a family.
IT WAS DURING THE BIRTH OF HER SECOND CHILD THAT STEPHANIE SUFFERED A RARE, BUT OFTEN FATAL, CONDITION CALLED AN AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM (AFE) AND DIED ON THE OPERATING TABLE FOR 37 SECONDS. EVERYTHING SHE DOES NOW IS A DIRECT RESULT OF HER SURVIVAL.
Stephanie currently serves on the board of directors for the AFE Foundation, speaks on patient advocacy to organizations like the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), medical institutions and nursing organizations (AWHONN). She was the face for the legislative campaign When Seconds Count (ASA) and also for the mother’s day LifeSource program, helping to educate about blood donation. She has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Prentice Women’s Hospital and continues to raise money for research and education into one of the leading causes of maternal death in the world.
She was named one of the Today’s Chicago Woman’s “100 Women of Inspiration.” She blogs and offers support to families affected by trauma and surviving against the odds. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Good Morning America, Megyn Kelly Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Day LA and has been featured in Yahoo, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, DailyMailUK, Cosmopolitan online and many more. Her multi-award-winning, best-selling debut book is being translated into many languages and is currently being distributed worldwide.
Her story is streaming CURRENTLY on Netflix's "Surviving Death".
Stephanie Arnold lives in Chicago with her husband Jonathan and is the loving mother of Adina, Jacob and stepdaughter Valentina.
IT WAS DURING THE BIRTH OF HER SECOND CHILD THAT STEPHANIE SUFFERED A RARE, BUT OFTEN FATAL, CONDITION CALLED AN AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM (AFE) AND DIED ON THE OPERATING TABLE FOR 37 SECONDS. EVERYTHING SHE DOES NOW IS A DIRECT RESULT OF HER SURVIVAL.
Stephanie currently serves on the board of directors for the AFE Foundation, speaks on patient advocacy to organizations like the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), medical institutions and nursing organizations (AWHONN). She was the face for the legislative campaign When Seconds Count (ASA) and also for the mother’s day LifeSource program, helping to educate about blood donation. She has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Prentice Women’s Hospital and continues to raise money for research and education into one of the leading causes of maternal death in the world.
She was named one of the Today’s Chicago Woman’s “100 Women of Inspiration.” She blogs and offers support to families affected by trauma and surviving against the odds. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Good Morning America, Megyn Kelly Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Day LA and has been featured in Yahoo, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, DailyMailUK, Cosmopolitan online and many more. Her multi-award-winning, best-selling debut book is being translated into many languages and is currently being distributed worldwide.
Her story is streaming CURRENTLY on Netflix's "Surviving Death".
Stephanie Arnold lives in Chicago with her husband Jonathan and is the loving mother of Adina, Jacob and stepdaughter Valentina.
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August 16, 2025
I read this book in 2015 and will never forget it.
I was having a conversation with a friend of mine when she suggested I read a book
titled 37 Seconds..."
This is a true story based on a mother having a premonition before the delivery of her second child.
I believe we recognize a "premonition" as an upcoming "negative".
If it happens and is observed, it is scientifically referred to as a phenomenon, meaning not expected.
Our author had this premonition that her delivery would not be simple and she would die on the delivery table. It was a warning; one she couldn't shake off. Sharing this premonition with Drs. and friends is a request to be taken seriously.
Most doctors will agree that if something can't be scientifically proven, it doesn't medically exist, but one Dr. took her seriously and ordered extra blood just in case. Drs.prepare for a few surprises here and there and know the chances of the unexpected. But no-one..., no-one, expected this premonition to present itself- except Stephanie Arnold.
I must leave it at that before I give her story away. Please know this story could not be fiction.Too many people knew in advance. There are no coincidences.
..I met the author right after her book was published and was blown away.
I was having a conversation with a friend of mine when she suggested I read a book
titled 37 Seconds..."
This is a true story based on a mother having a premonition before the delivery of her second child.
I believe we recognize a "premonition" as an upcoming "negative".
If it happens and is observed, it is scientifically referred to as a phenomenon, meaning not expected.
Our author had this premonition that her delivery would not be simple and she would die on the delivery table. It was a warning; one she couldn't shake off. Sharing this premonition with Drs. and friends is a request to be taken seriously.
Most doctors will agree that if something can't be scientifically proven, it doesn't medically exist, but one Dr. took her seriously and ordered extra blood just in case. Drs.prepare for a few surprises here and there and know the chances of the unexpected. But no-one..., no-one, expected this premonition to present itself- except Stephanie Arnold.
I must leave it at that before I give her story away. Please know this story could not be fiction.Too many people knew in advance. There are no coincidences.
..I met the author right after her book was published and was blown away.
August 31, 2015
I received this beautiful book as a Goodreads First Read, and I was almost able to read the whole thing in one sitting. Stephanie Arnold has an almost conversational style that makes you feel like you are sitting down and chatting with friends. I say friends plural because at times her husband or other people are quoted for long sections of text to fill in the gaps in the story and to give their perspective.
During her second pregnancy, Stephanie Arnold had a series of graphic premonitions that she would die during her delivery, but when she tried to tell people, nearly everyone dismissed her fears as ordinary jitters. However, one anesthesiologist decided to order extra units of blood and other precautionary equipment just in case, and in doing so, saved Stephanie's life. Her premonitions had been incredibly accurate. Stephanie was dead for 37 seconds, and she was in a medically induced coma for six days.
After the physical healing, in order to come to terms emotionally and spiritually with what had happened, Stephanie began regression therapy, and what she discovered was truly amazing. I don't want to give away spoilers, so instead I'll say this: Many books of this nature are criticized because the author never questions anything about their near death experience and their version of heaven during a near death experience validates absolutely everything about their specific faith denomination, making it seem more like a pitch to promote a certain religion. This book is not like that. The author and her family are Orthodox Jews, but during the darkest points of the aftermath of the delivery, people of many faiths prayed together in her hospital room. Also the author does not attempt to blindly justify everything that she remembers of the near death experience through her own religion. Judaism is certainly a guiding force in her life, but her quest for answers, in many ways, was actually rather scientific.
If I were to be critical of any aspect of this book, it would be that she doesn't spend much time talking about the new baby. Because of the intense physical, emotional, and spiritual toll the amniotic fluid embolism took on her, she had trouble bonding with her new son initially, but later loved him as deeply as only a mother can. I would have liked to have read more about how this bond developed.
Finally, this book is very inspirational in how the author has since used her brush with death to reach out to others. "If you sense something, say something," is her new motto, and she has given a voice to those whose intuition is telling them something is wrong and to families affected by amniotic fluid embolism.
During her second pregnancy, Stephanie Arnold had a series of graphic premonitions that she would die during her delivery, but when she tried to tell people, nearly everyone dismissed her fears as ordinary jitters. However, one anesthesiologist decided to order extra units of blood and other precautionary equipment just in case, and in doing so, saved Stephanie's life. Her premonitions had been incredibly accurate. Stephanie was dead for 37 seconds, and she was in a medically induced coma for six days.
After the physical healing, in order to come to terms emotionally and spiritually with what had happened, Stephanie began regression therapy, and what she discovered was truly amazing. I don't want to give away spoilers, so instead I'll say this: Many books of this nature are criticized because the author never questions anything about their near death experience and their version of heaven during a near death experience validates absolutely everything about their specific faith denomination, making it seem more like a pitch to promote a certain religion. This book is not like that. The author and her family are Orthodox Jews, but during the darkest points of the aftermath of the delivery, people of many faiths prayed together in her hospital room. Also the author does not attempt to blindly justify everything that she remembers of the near death experience through her own religion. Judaism is certainly a guiding force in her life, but her quest for answers, in many ways, was actually rather scientific.
If I were to be critical of any aspect of this book, it would be that she doesn't spend much time talking about the new baby. Because of the intense physical, emotional, and spiritual toll the amniotic fluid embolism took on her, she had trouble bonding with her new son initially, but later loved him as deeply as only a mother can. I would have liked to have read more about how this bond developed.
Finally, this book is very inspirational in how the author has since used her brush with death to reach out to others. "If you sense something, say something," is her new motto, and she has given a voice to those whose intuition is telling them something is wrong and to families affected by amniotic fluid embolism.
October 22, 2017
37 Seconds: Dying Revealed Heaven’s Help by Stephanie Arnold with Sari Padorr. ©2015. 4 Stars. A solid account of a woman’s terrifying ordeal of suffering an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) at the birth of her second child and how heavenly visitations and regression therapy helped her. Thanks to the Prescott Valley, AZ public library for the loan of this hardcover edition.
October 23, 2018
A must read!
January 23, 2023
Blitzed through this in one sitting. I don’t really get the spiritual angle this book might have, but the one message I get loud and clear, “Pay attention to your intuition/gut feelings. They may save your life.”
Since it’s impossible to know just where those premonitions came from, this book doesn’t have a clear answer, though it’s definitely linked to G-d (the way it is referred to in this book. I am using the spelling how the author does to be respectful of their beliefs). How it could be anything other than divine intervention, I don’t know. There is a LOT I don’t know and a lot the world at large doesn’t know. Some things we have to take on faith.
I had a much less dramatic brush with death via a blood clot, but I knew exactly what it was and luckily, the ER I went to listened to me, did the appropriate tests, found the clot and that was that. But had I not known what it was without a shadow of a doubt, if I hadn’t listened to the voice in my mind, nagging me to get it looked at and if the staff at the hospital I went to just fobbed me off, I would not be here right now.
4, listen to your intuition it knows more than you think don’t wait for proof just GO and speak up for yourself, stars.
Since it’s impossible to know just where those premonitions came from, this book doesn’t have a clear answer, though it’s definitely linked to G-d (the way it is referred to in this book. I am using the spelling how the author does to be respectful of their beliefs). How it could be anything other than divine intervention, I don’t know. There is a LOT I don’t know and a lot the world at large doesn’t know. Some things we have to take on faith.
I had a much less dramatic brush with death via a blood clot, but I knew exactly what it was and luckily, the ER I went to listened to me, did the appropriate tests, found the clot and that was that. But had I not known what it was without a shadow of a doubt, if I hadn’t listened to the voice in my mind, nagging me to get it looked at and if the staff at the hospital I went to just fobbed me off, I would not be here right now.
4, listen to your intuition it knows more than you think don’t wait for proof just GO and speak up for yourself, stars.
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September 2, 2018
4⭐️
It was beautiful and really interesting.
It was beautiful and really interesting.
April 8, 2016
37 Seconds is a fascinating account of Stephanie Arnold's near death experience. Her religious upbringing is in Judaism which makes for a totally different lens of perception than other NDEs that I have studied.
I found it interesting that the focus of her consciousness during the event was on her deceased relatives and their support of the physical world rather than on a location on a higher level where people go to hang out around their G-d for the rest of eternity. Another portion of the account that made it different than others that I've read on the topic is that Stephanie accessed her memories of the time during her 37 second death through hypnosis. Other folks (Piper, Moorjani, Burpo, et al) came out of their NDEs with memories of what went down. Stephanie, because of the extreme trauma and the premonitions about her death that haunted her for months before the actual event, repressed her NDE. The study of consciousness never ceases to surprise me. It seems that not only do our lenses of perception create what we see in other modes of existence, but we can choose whether to access those perceptions or not.
I also liked Stephanie's repeated message through 37 Seconds of trusting your own intuitions and believing in that inner voice. I feel that in modern society, we've advanced in so many ways both scientifically and technologically, that we discount simpler modes of understanding and knowledge. Why try learning about why your body is presenting symptoms of anxiety and stress when we can just medicate it away? Why believe in your dreams and intuitions when educated doctors and scans show that nothing is wrong? If Stephanie had listened to the experts, she would be dead. She is a great role model for a return to trusting ourselves. Doctors, medicine, and therapy have their place but so do dreams, intuitions, and the inner voice.
If you enjoyed 37 Seconds, try Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully by Penny Satori or Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton.
I found it interesting that the focus of her consciousness during the event was on her deceased relatives and their support of the physical world rather than on a location on a higher level where people go to hang out around their G-d for the rest of eternity. Another portion of the account that made it different than others that I've read on the topic is that Stephanie accessed her memories of the time during her 37 second death through hypnosis. Other folks (Piper, Moorjani, Burpo, et al) came out of their NDEs with memories of what went down. Stephanie, because of the extreme trauma and the premonitions about her death that haunted her for months before the actual event, repressed her NDE. The study of consciousness never ceases to surprise me. It seems that not only do our lenses of perception create what we see in other modes of existence, but we can choose whether to access those perceptions or not.
I also liked Stephanie's repeated message through 37 Seconds of trusting your own intuitions and believing in that inner voice. I feel that in modern society, we've advanced in so many ways both scientifically and technologically, that we discount simpler modes of understanding and knowledge. Why try learning about why your body is presenting symptoms of anxiety and stress when we can just medicate it away? Why believe in your dreams and intuitions when educated doctors and scans show that nothing is wrong? If Stephanie had listened to the experts, she would be dead. She is a great role model for a return to trusting ourselves. Doctors, medicine, and therapy have their place but so do dreams, intuitions, and the inner voice.
If you enjoyed 37 Seconds, try Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully by Penny Satori or Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton.
October 2, 2015
This is an amazing read! Experiencing as a reader the turmoil Stephanie Arnold wrestled with as premonitions of her impending death during childbirth tormented her had me in sympathetic tears. No one would listen to her, chalking her worries up to pregnancy hormones. Just one medical practitioner, sensing a resolute difference in Stephanie compared to other hypochondriac type patients, had the foresight to bank Stephanie's rare blood type and order a crash cart "just in case". . . .
If this hadn't happened, the 37 seconds where Stephanie flat-lined and was clinically dead would have stretched out to eternity.
This is a must read for anyone who believes in premonitions, guardian angels, or an afterlife. An easy yet emotional read. Highly recommended!
If this hadn't happened, the 37 seconds where Stephanie flat-lined and was clinically dead would have stretched out to eternity.
This is a must read for anyone who believes in premonitions, guardian angels, or an afterlife. An easy yet emotional read. Highly recommended!
May 1, 2017
Ultimate Reading Challenge 2017. A book with a sub-title.
Stephanie Arnold already had one child, but during her second pregnancy she had multiple premonitions that she would die giving birth. She told her husband, her rabbi, her OB, the anesthesiologist, and a gynecologic oncologist. It was discovered that she had a complete placenta previa and she was concerned about a possible placental accreta (a rare complication) and a hysterectomy. Fortunately, the anesthesiologist took note. She made a notation in Stephanie's chart to have extra blood on hand since she was O- and to have a crash cart standing by. On the day she delivered Stephanie experienced a very rare amniotic fluid embolism (AFE). This complication is usually fatal. Because of the premonitions and an anesthesiologist who paid attention, there were two anesthesiologists and a resident in gynecologic oncology in the OR with Stephanie and her OB.
Stephanie Arnold already had one child, but during her second pregnancy she had multiple premonitions that she would die giving birth. She told her husband, her rabbi, her OB, the anesthesiologist, and a gynecologic oncologist. It was discovered that she had a complete placenta previa and she was concerned about a possible placental accreta (a rare complication) and a hysterectomy. Fortunately, the anesthesiologist took note. She made a notation in Stephanie's chart to have extra blood on hand since she was O- and to have a crash cart standing by. On the day she delivered Stephanie experienced a very rare amniotic fluid embolism (AFE). This complication is usually fatal. Because of the premonitions and an anesthesiologist who paid attention, there were two anesthesiologists and a resident in gynecologic oncology in the OR with Stephanie and her OB.
September 19, 2015
A powerful testimony to He who in His image we are made
Most of us must take the notion of eternal life on faith alone. In this powerful book we meet a traveler who has traveled there and back again. And her story is less about personal growth and redemption and more about how each of us has the capacity to see, feel, and know more deeply. "If you sense something, say something" requires internal faith, and the perseverance to convince others there is something real to intuition.
Most of us must take the notion of eternal life on faith alone. In this powerful book we meet a traveler who has traveled there and back again. And her story is less about personal growth and redemption and more about how each of us has the capacity to see, feel, and know more deeply. "If you sense something, say something" requires internal faith, and the perseverance to convince others there is something real to intuition.
September 17, 2015
37 Seconds - I read this book in one sitting. I'm silent. I'm sad. I'm rejoicing. I'm hopeful. I'm a believer! Stephanie Arnold has inspired and touched me with her amazing story of her life, her death and her unrelenting fight to survive. #37Seconds is a must read for those of you who wonder, who feel, and who have the gift of vision. Mo Fitzgibbon
July 21, 2022
a really good read especially for those in healthcare, definitely makes me want to be more aware and sensitive towards patients. also a kind of thought provoking book about the connection between our physical bodies and spiritual beings.
January 30, 2016
I don't know what I think about this book! Basically, I was disappointed. I thought I would there would be some revelation abut happened when this woman was declared dead for 37 minutes but it was so predictable..... Grandma and Uncle
I don't know what I think about this book --- just that there was so much drama about what happened for the 37 seconds this author was declared dead - but basically there was no great insight --- she was hovering above herself while Grandma and Uncle Sid (not their real names) were hovering about her. I kept reading the book but I was somewhat bored about her premonitions and her medical journey ... sorry, to sound so cold, but it just sounded like a lot of garbage (trying not to say bull-shit) to me.
I don't know what I think about this book --- just that there was so much drama about what happened for the 37 seconds this author was declared dead - but basically there was no great insight --- she was hovering above herself while Grandma and Uncle Sid (not their real names) were hovering about her. I kept reading the book but I was somewhat bored about her premonitions and her medical journey ... sorry, to sound so cold, but it just sounded like a lot of garbage (trying not to say bull-shit) to me.
September 29, 2015
It was an amazing read! I finished in two days, simply because I couldn't put it down! The strength of Stephanie not letting up after everyone else telling her no really struck me. This story is proof that there are miracles and spirits around us. It is astounding.
I also say this review up on Shelf Awareness and had to share because it really summed up what I feeling:
" Arnold's explanations are non-melodramatic, illuminating and edifying, and leave the door wide open for new discussions about souls and where the life force of a person goes when the body dies. --Lee E. Cart, freelance writer and book reviewer
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/reader...
I also say this review up on Shelf Awareness and had to share because it really summed up what I feeling:
" Arnold's explanations are non-melodramatic, illuminating and edifying, and leave the door wide open for new discussions about souls and where the life force of a person goes when the body dies. --Lee E. Cart, freelance writer and book reviewer
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/reader...
April 11, 2016
I wasn't familiar with AFE, and I'm glad that I didn't come across it in the pregnancy books I've read. What a tragic thing to happen to anyone. The author is very lucky. But where this book could have been an inspiring story about trusting your instincts and/or being open to communication from beyond, the tone was more like an "I told you so" story. There are plenty of pregnant women that have had bad premonitions that did not come true. The author was very lucky in the face of what could have been a huge tragedy for her whole family.
October 2, 2015
It was a fast read
about a mother who had premonition that she was going to die while giving birth
no one believe her except one doctor who made sure there was enough blood - she has 0 negative rarest blood type
Regression therapy to relive what was going on while her body was dead and then in a coma for 6 days.
she told the story to confirm what she had seen in regression therapy was true.
ballooned because of kidney failure
about a mother who had premonition that she was going to die while giving birth
no one believe her except one doctor who made sure there was enough blood - she has 0 negative rarest blood type
Regression therapy to relive what was going on while her body was dead and then in a coma for 6 days.
she told the story to confirm what she had seen in regression therapy was true.
ballooned because of kidney failure
September 18, 2015
This was the first non-fiction book that I found a "page turner". I never once doubted Mrs. Arnold's story partly due to my Christian beliefs in the hereafter but also my years as a hospice nurse. Her story gave me chills and tears. I'm thankful I'm past my child bearing years
November 22, 2019
I read near-death experience stories to be inspired. This one was not inspiring....there were some good verifiable details but it probably should have been just an article or a chapter in a researcher's book. It wasn't worth the read.
September 21, 2015
Super great read. Didn't want to put the book down. Just wish it was longer.
October 22, 2021
Significant Quote: “I celebrate my new insight and believe that everyone should listen to themselves no matter how crazy they think they may sound” (Arnold 187).
In the novel 37 Seconds by Stephanie Arnold, the author does a great job in explaining medical terms to readers which allows the audience to follow closely with what is happening without getting confused. In addition, the author thoroughly explains the entire timeline of events, starting from the beginning to the end of her experience. I also like that the author includes dialogue between her and other doctors, nurses, or therapists because it gives the reader deeper insight into what the protagonist has gone through in order to reach her peace of mind. Moreover, the author does a phenomenal job in explaining her feelings and emotions regarding her premonitions of dying the same day she gave birth to her son and the recovery process as well. However, I did not like how the author,which is also the protagonist, spoke on the behalf of the people around her. It would have been more emotionally appealing if the insight of the people that supported Stephanie through her journey would have come from their own words and direct thoughts.
In the novel 37 Seconds by Stephanie Arnold, the author does a great job in explaining medical terms to readers which allows the audience to follow closely with what is happening without getting confused. In addition, the author thoroughly explains the entire timeline of events, starting from the beginning to the end of her experience. I also like that the author includes dialogue between her and other doctors, nurses, or therapists because it gives the reader deeper insight into what the protagonist has gone through in order to reach her peace of mind. Moreover, the author does a phenomenal job in explaining her feelings and emotions regarding her premonitions of dying the same day she gave birth to her son and the recovery process as well. However, I did not like how the author,which is also the protagonist, spoke on the behalf of the people around her. It would have been more emotionally appealing if the insight of the people that supported Stephanie through her journey would have come from their own words and direct thoughts.
February 20, 2020
Riveting account of the author’s experience! I couldn’t stop reading from beginning to end. Well-written and easy to understand throughout, even when medical terms were used. I felt the author did a wonderful job of drawing in the reader right from the first page. Highly recommend this book!
December 27, 2016
Have patients when reading this Book. Chapter's 1-9 takes you on the journey of her premonitions. She takes a lot of energy and time trying to convince her doctors and her husband that something bad is going to happen to her before or while during the birth of her son Jacob. She contracts AFE. No one believes her premonitions and she is constantly dismissed. I became annoyed with her doctors and her husband. Chapter's 10-15 is where her experience takes place and you really start to understand her journey and her near death experience because of the complications due to AFE. Chapter's 16-18 focuses on acceptance, understanding and thankfulness to everyone for everything they did to save her life. However, I wish her husband was more understanding of what she was going through and not his own emotional feelings. Yet, I do understand he was processing the situation as best as he could in the moment for himself. A very detailed description of her journey is well written but, Chapter's 10-15 is where you want to be regarding her experience and the other side. This all takes place during her Regression Therapy sessions to help her remember and process what has happened to her.
February 6, 2020
My two stars isn't a reflection of the author's experience--which is amazing and I don't doubt. The two stars is based purely on the writing and story-telling aspects of the book.
The writing is slow and at times a little painful to read because of how it drags. The title makes you think the book will be focused on the 37 seconds, but it spends too much time setting up the story with details that aren't important but would be interesting if condensed (there is a lot of repetition in this book) In the last chapter the author said she wanted her book to have 18 chapters because of the numbers significance to her personally and to Judaism (the word 18 is "chai" and also means life, and her bed number was 18)
When you do get to the NDE and what happened, it's in play writing form and is the dialogue between her and her memory regression therapist.
I feel like her story was told in the wrong format. An article or long essay would have worked just fine and likely been a more enjoyable reading experience.
The writing is slow and at times a little painful to read because of how it drags. The title makes you think the book will be focused on the 37 seconds, but it spends too much time setting up the story with details that aren't important but would be interesting if condensed (there is a lot of repetition in this book) In the last chapter the author said she wanted her book to have 18 chapters because of the numbers significance to her personally and to Judaism (the word 18 is "chai" and also means life, and her bed number was 18)
When you do get to the NDE and what happened, it's in play writing form and is the dialogue between her and her memory regression therapist.
I feel like her story was told in the wrong format. An article or long essay would have worked just fine and likely been a more enjoyable reading experience.
October 20, 2015
37 Seconds by first time author Stephanie Arnold is an inspirational story that takes the reader along her personal journey of spiritual growth when her seemingly routine pregnancy goes tragically wrong. Despite the positive reassurances of those around her, Stephanie is continually haunted the by the intuitive notion that danger is imminent and both her and her new born are in jeopardy. Refusing to listen to the voices of the outer world and communicating with her inner world, Stephanie’s course of events is a testament to listening to your gut instincts. If anyone is looking for proof that trusting your own judgment is the only way to live, you need look no further than 37 seconds. Kudos to Arnold on this personal tale of life and death. 37 Seconds is a worthwhile read for all
December 2, 2015
Inspirational from so many perspectives! While Stephanie Arnold's premonitions and drive to save herself and her son is remarkable there is so much more to this story. This whole book is filled with love of family and friends living and deceased. In her terror and journey she was enveloped in love and caring that surely made it easier for her. I loved the description of the hypnotic regression - so clear that this was a real experience for the author and therapist. I do hope as time progresses that Stephanie can take to heart all the good that this experience has opened up for her and all of us. A good read.
July 17, 2020
God's Promises are True
There's more to life than the very small understanding of our human brain & senses. As a Christian & OR Nurse: thank-you, Stephanie, for including your gratitude for all of the medical personnel who were involved in your care & the saving of your life. Practicing medicine & caring for patients is a calling. I am so thankful that God returned you to your family. Please continue to share your story & encouraging people to listen to their bodies, souls, & God's Spirit. As you say, "If you sense something, say something."
There's more to life than the very small understanding of our human brain & senses. As a Christian & OR Nurse: thank-you, Stephanie, for including your gratitude for all of the medical personnel who were involved in your care & the saving of your life. Practicing medicine & caring for patients is a calling. I am so thankful that God returned you to your family. Please continue to share your story & encouraging people to listen to their bodies, souls, & God's Spirit. As you say, "If you sense something, say something."
January 23, 2016
"If you sense something, say something!" That is something that Stephanie Arnold relays in her book after surviving an AFE(amniotic fluid embolism). She had premonitions that something was wrong. I found her and her cousin's book riveting. Her incredible story covers her experience giving birth and recovering -in every way -after the AFE. I don't want to give anything away but her experience after dying isn't a spoiler to Christians.
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September 16, 2020
This woman’s story is interesting but her style left me cold. She is clearly a woman of privilege and wealth. She does speak of going into a brightly lit space where a number of her relatives who have died greeted her and guided her in what she was doing. She is convinced they were watching out for her and sent the premonitions that guided her and her doctors to the necessary life saving procedures; and maybe that is true. Actually, I found the book disappointing.
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October 27, 2015It was a book that re-enforces the idea of intuition. I do believe in gut feelings, intuition, and women's wisdom. This book was just a reminder for me to always listen to that inner voice and you won't go wrong..For me, it has always worked.
October 25, 2020
This concise story of an average woman who suddenly had a premonition about her death right after having her son is compelling and inspiration and will speak to all of us who have had hunches, gut feelings, and premonitions ourselves. There is so much more to our lives than we realize!
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