Karen Wyatt, MD – What Really Matters: The Transformative Wisdom of the Dying

How do we navigate the suffering of our current world to find inspiration for spiritual growth? 

Join Dr. Karen Wyatt as she shares stories gleaned from her years of work as a hospice physician and the spiritual lessons she learned from her patients at the end of life, as told in the book  ‘7 Lessons for Living from the Dying’. Her exploration of these lessons leads to an expanded vision of life’s possibilities and a transformed relationship with death.

Our youth-focused society has long avoided the subject of death and dying, but the current global pandemic has placed the reality of our mortality into central focus. As we cope with overwhelming loss and grief we need a new framework to help us navigate these challenges and transcend them to find beauty in the midst of devastation. Ultimately these “dark times” of life can be the doorway to spiritual growth.  Karen’s teaching is inspired by her hospice work and also by her own personal journey of grief following the suicide death of her father. She utilizes storytelling, spiritual wisdom and practical tools to show the way to deeper love, forgiveness, and meaning in life by embracing death and impermanence.

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About the speaker:

Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book: ‘7 Lessons for Living from the Dying’, which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at the end of their lives. Dr. Wyatt also hosts ‘End-of-Life’ University Podcast, which features conversations with experts who work in all aspects of end-of-life care. She is widely regarded as a thought-leader in the effort to transform the way we care for our dying in the U.S. In addition, she is valued for her application of spiritual principles to illness and healthcare and teaches that in order to live life fully we must each overcome our fear of death and embrace the difficulties that life brings us.