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“The vulnerability and care Paul brings in this frank conversation about living with death and dying make this warm and engaging book the kind of read that will stick with you for a long time.”

Xiaoan Li, Ph.D. Senior Program Officer at the Fetzer Institute

Excerpts

“Intimate, beautiful story telling…”

Paul Schmidt has gifted us with intimate, beautiful storytelling of his own experiences of offering loving presence to a family member who chose conscious dying. With elegance and care woven into his insights and words, he invites us into a unique sacred space. Deathing needs as much attention in our world, as birthing and this book is a precious and  powerful offering to an important topic.

Barbara Nusbaum
Author and award winning changemaker

“Elysian Hills is a love story…

… about a mother and her stepson during the last days of her life. It is, however, more than a love story. It is a journal about what we can learn when living in the presence of dying. This quote stands out for me, “I can ponder how I might want to die all I want, but the only use in this is the way these thoughts clear the fog of my not entirely conscious approach to living now.”
Reading this book brings one present to the beauty of living as well as dying.”

Linda Alepin
Transformational Leadership Consultant