Dr. Susanna Calvert takes us on a profound journey from academic achievement to spiritual awakening, revealing how her darkest moments became catalysts for transformation. After spending 26 years in higher education and achieving everything society told her would bring happiness, she found herself deeply unfulfilled. The turning point came with her husband's cancer diagnosis, which sparked an unexpected spiritual awakening in someone who had been a lifelong atheist.
With raw honesty, Susanna shares how she navigated grief, loss, and radical life changes to discover her authentic purpose and unexpected spiritual gifts. This conversation explores the "arrival fallacy" that keeps so many of us trapped in perpetual dissatisfaction - the belief that happiness awaits us after we achieve just one more goal. Instead, Susanna offers a more profound path to fulfillment through presence, inner work, and reclaiming our power from external circumstances.
Drawing from both Eastern philosophical traditions and modern psychological understanding, Susanna explains how rock bottom experiences can become powerful invitations for growth. Her work through two nonprofits - The Foundation of Family and Community Healing and Sanctuary of Earth - now helps others develop essential life skills and spiritual understanding that our educational systems often neglect.
Whether you're facing your own dark night of the soul or simply feeling the disconnect between external success and inner fulfillment, this conversation offers practical wisdom for creating stillness, addressing limiting beliefs, and discovering the whispers of guidance that can lead you through challenging times. Susanna's journey reminds us that our deepest wounds often contain the seeds of our greatest gifts to the world.
Contact & Media
Email: Susanna@HealingEdu.org
Phone: 804-223-5255
Website: HealingEdu.org | SanctuaryOfEarth.org | SusannaCalvert.com
Location: Based in Virginia | Available for virtual and in-person interviews
