Embracing the fragility of life
is

clarifying.

healing.

connecting.

nourishing.

gratifying.

An invitation to shift how you approach aging, illness, and death —
from avoidance and fear to curiosity and equanimity

Who You Are

You are interested in shaping the later chapters of your life with intention and care, similar to other major life transitions and decisions. You are aware that you’re getting older and your health is changing. You want to live fully now. You aspire to feel complete and prepared — emotionally, relationally, spiritually, and practically — for whenever you take your last breath.

And/Or

You want to be more present and at ease in your relationships with loved ones who may be getting older, dealing with health challenges, or nearing the end of life.

Who We Are

Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, a nationally and globally respected leader in health care and contemplative science, is your guide and facilitator. With four decades of experience as a clinician, researcher, mindfulness teacher, and book author, she partners with her clients — individuals and groups across the continuum of age and health — to support them in facing the changes and challenges that come with aging and illness, in preparing for dying, and in living fully with meaning, joy, and ease.

Recognizing that life is finite, and that our health and circumstances can change at any time, is a doorway to Coming to Life. When we are aware of the preciousness of what we have, and that it will not last forever, we become more alive—our experiences more vivid, our relationships more connected, and our priorities more intentional.

FOCUS AREAS

Living fully –
What matters now

Find meaning and experience joy, comfort, and ease every day.

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Looking back –
Integrating the past

Celebrate and appreciate life experiences, people, and places, while healing unresolved issues.

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Creating legacy –
Being remembered

Gain clarity in how you would like to be remembered and how to leave your legacy.

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Getting ready –
Preparing the finale

Plan the final details for when you die to be true to you.

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Why Coming to Life

Working with you has had a transformative impact on my relationship with my son. I would never be able to express enough gratitude for how you guided me to knowing that I will end my life with nothing or very little being left unsaid.

I love the way you plant seeds! I find you make a suggestion that motivates me to think deeper. I don’t feel persuaded; I feel enlightened.

I’m interested in finding ways to be more at peace with declining capacities, opening to different ways to approach death and allowing death to inform how I live now.

I want my loved ones, especially my children and grandchildren, to know who I am: My life's philosophy, experiences and feelings along the way. I want to give them something concrete that they can refer to through the years. My hope is that a message from me, after my passing, will comfort them and maybe answer questions that they have or may come up. Ultimately, I want to take the time now to leave something of significance behind.

I’m looking for guidance in negotiating this stage of life – with its changes and challenges, and less physical energy and more compromises. “Coming to Life” is an opportunity to reinforce values and choices and learn additional ways of adjusting to change.

My goal is to live fully in my remaining years and to have all my affairs in order so my family is clear on my desires.

There is nothing cookie cutter about the way you work. You met me where I was.

Embracing the fragility of life is clarifying. healing. connecting. nourishing. gratifying.