016. Weaving Inner Healing and Planetary Healing with Susan Bauer-Wu
In this insightful conversation, Susan Bauer-Wu shares learnings from her personal journey—from oncology nursing to serving as president of the Mind & Life Institute (a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama to bridge science and contemplative wisdom)—and what it means to weave inner healing with planetary healing.
With profound gentleness and wisdom, she speaks of grief, the impermanence of life, and the role of feedback loops—ecological and emotional—in either accelerating destruction or catalyzing healing. Together, we explore the potential within a single seed to transform despair into nourishment, and disconnection into belonging.
Susan offers reflections on slowing down, connecting with the Earth, and living in a way that honors our shared future. We delve into the power of local action, the grief of biodiversity loss, and how healing our relationship with nature is inextricably tied to our collective well-being.
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About our guest, Susan Bauer-Wu
Susan Bauer-Wu is a dedicated Earth steward, author, mindfulness teacher, clinical scientist, and organizational leader. She is the former president of the Mind & Life Institute, a non-profit with global reach founded by the Dalai Lama to bridge science and contemplative wisdom. In her work with Mind & Life, she championed “human-earth connection” as a priority focus area. Susan is the author of A Future We Can Love: How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis Through the Power of Our Hearts & Minds (Shambhala, 2023), and also Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion & Connectedness (Shambhala, 2025). She is an avid gardener and hiker who is nourished by connection with trees and animals and is outside as much as possible.