"Dr. Karen Wyatt practices medicine as she lives – with courage, humility and an open heart. In caring for people who are nearing life’s end, she finds essential truths and reveals what really matters. The lessons she offers are a gift of enormous wisdom." Ira Byock, MD, author of Dying Well, and The Best Care Possible

"Dr Karen Wyatt is one of the great teachers of our time in the end of life space. Her new book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying: How to Nurture What Really Matters is filled with invaluable first hand experiences with those at the very sacred time of end of life. Sharing the wisdom from those nearing death can teach us everything about living. This book is a must read for all of us." – Suzanne B. O'Brien RN Founder of International Doulagivers Institute

“[This book] really does matter: it is lessons for the living from those dying. Clearly and succinctly written, and with deeply profound insights, this is a highly recommended book for those in the land of the living from those no longer with us. Don’t wait until then to get the message! Buy it now and benefit from its life-changing insights before it’s too late!” —Ken Wilber author of The Integral Vision

In 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, Karen Wyatt offers a deep and compassionate guide to what she has learned through her own losses and her work as a hospice doctor. With both story and description, she convinces us that, in facing death, we can learn to face our suffering, find our love and forgiveness, find presence in this beautiful moment, find purpose, learn to surrender and accept our impermanence. -Cheryl Jones, host of Good Grief radio and author of An Ocean Between Then

"In 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, Dr. Karen Wyatt addresses a long-standing taboo in our youth-obsessed, feel-good society: death and the process of dying. But if you find yourself resisting reading a book on these matters, hey, you’re probably someone who needs these seven lessons the most. But so do we all, which is why this splendid book should be widely read.” —Larry Dossey, MD author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions

“Karen Wyatt’s wise and timely book takes you on the transformational journey that unfolds when we begin what’s seems an impossible undertaking: to reconcile with our mortality. For many of us, this journey is unfolding right now against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have always been touched by Karen’s integrity and authenticity over the years. Both shine through in the warm and genuine voice and lived wisdom she shares in this book.” Kirsten DeLeo, author of Present Through The End

“For many of us what life is about and what really matters doesn't become reality until we accept our mortality. Karen Wyatt has learned from her life and work about what really matters and her book of lessons is filled with the words and lessons of wisdom a life coach would share.” —Bernie Siegel, MD author of The Art of Healing and A Book of Miracles

“ If you are afraid of death, or of losing the ones you love, make this book your companion and guide. If you wake each morning not knowing what to do or how to live, open these pages and begin. I cannot think of a more comforting, inspiring and valuable map and resource for these troubled times. Thank you Dr. Karen Wyatt for helping us see that death can be a source of wisdom, gifts and blessings for our lives." Lucinda Herring, author of Reimagine Death

"It has been a long time since I have been as deeply moved by someone's deep and personal life experiences, ensconced in the most beautiful of writing, and wrapped in sheer spirituality, as I have been by reading the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying. … I am reading between tears and wonder and feeling as if I was having a “hollyhock” experience.” —Carew Papritz author of The Legacy Letters

“Karen reveals her wisdom from her position as a physician in hospice as she shares the amazing stories of the dying. In these stories she gives us a glimpse of the meaning of our existence. Intertwined between the stories she maps how to release the fears of our own death. This a beautifully written book that comes to us with deep love and caring.” Patt Lind-Kyle Author of Embracing the End of Life: A Journey into Dying and Awakening.

Karen Wyatt proposes that the dying have something to offer the living: the wisdom that comes from the clear and conclusive awareness of what really matters. By her sensitive recounting of the end-of-life experiences of those she cared for and befriended in Hospice, and through her reflection on the truths that became clear to them and to her as death drew near, she has created a profoundly moving and insightful spiritual guide to the Art of Living." - Fr. William Skudlarek

"This book brings important information and gentleness into our personal journeys. Karen sees the sacredness and beauty in how each individual can live fully into one’s dying. Regardless of your spiritual or religious beliefs, you will learn more about what it means to truly live well and die well. Karen Wyatt is a wise, gentle and knowledgeable teacher." Phyllis Shacter, author, “Choosing To Die"