Joyce Ann Dillon passed away peacefully after a long illness on January 1, 2024. Joyce was born on November 13, 1945 in Stanford, Kentucky. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Carrie (Sutton) Camden, sister Doris and brother Allen Kenneth (Kenny) Camden, she is survived by her nieces and nephews, Belinda (Havier) Ayala, Brian (Kate) Camden, Bobbie (John) Fromme, David Camden, Danielle Camden and 12 great nieces and 2 great nephews and 8 great great nieces and 5 great great nephews.

Joyce was a nurse therapist and a pioneer in energy medicine, as well as a life purpose and wellness coach, and a creativity teacher. As a result of early childhood experiences, Joyce sought out both western and indigenous healing modalities; in addition to her Masters in Psychiatric Mental Health from Emory University as a clinical nurse specialist and her certification in Mind Body medicine from Harvard, Joyce studied loss and grief with elder Malidoma Some, and apprenticed with master shaman Alberto Villoldo and shaman Don Oscar-Miro Quesada. Joyce was mentored by renowned loss and grief author and teacher Francis Weller, and was trained in Rapid Resolution Therapy.

Joyce facilitated private and group grief retreats and was also an artist who taught intuitive painting. Joyce authored Create The Life You Love: 5 Secrets to Unlock the Life You Love. At the end of her life, Joyce was tenderly cared for by a circle of friends. She will be missed, even as her legacy of healing will continue to ripple out from the hearts of all she touched. No service is scheduled at this time but a celebration of Joyce is tentatively scheduled for April or May in St. Simons, Ga.