Death Expo 2014 Keynote Speaker

Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

Join Dr. Karen Wyatt, host of Death Expo, and her featured guest Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, director of the documentary film Death Makes Life Possible. They will discuss the message of the film and the inspiration that led to its creation, as well as the reaction of the public to this powerful film.

In this interview you will learn:

• how understanding death can inform how we live our lives
• what the world's cultural and wisdom traditions can teach us about death
• what science tells us about the afterlife
• how dreams may help us prepare for our death and beyond

Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D. is a social anthropologist, researcher, writer, and charismatic public speaker. She is currently the Founder and CEO of Worldview Enterprises. She also serves as President Emeritus and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Additionally, she is a Senior Scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center, where she focuses on health and healing, and board member of Pacifica Graduate Institute.

For more than three decades, Marilyn has been a leader in the field of consciousness studies. Her research and extensive publications focus on personal and social transformation, cultural pluralism, extended human capacities, and mind body medicine. She has a depth of leadership experience in government, business, and the not-for-profit sectors. Her broad and varied work has given her a unique ability to help individuals and organizations identify and develop personal and interpersonal skills and capacities needed by 21st century leaders.

She has produced the feature film Death Makes Life Possible with Deepak Chopra on the topic of death and dying, and how engaging that topic in a deep and meaningful way informs the way we live our lives.

Website: www.marilynschlitz.com