Susan Eirich, Ph.D.

Change agent, Educator/Teacher, Environmentalist, Idea generator, Life mentor, Writer/Editor

Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, biologist and “practical visionary.” She founded Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center in 2000 to give a voice to wildlife and help people find their own natural voice. Earthfire’s mission is to help humans change how they see, and therefore treat, wildlife and nature. Susan lives with these animals throughout their lifetimes, developing deep relationships and insights. This makes it possible for her to bring wild animals’ voices into our awareness and into conservation decisions. She has taught at universities around the world, worked in maximum security prisons, developed a university counseling center, directed a Nature Conservancy Preserve, and lived in remote corners of Nepal, the Mid and Far East, the Northwest Territories and the Amazon rainforest. Her goal is always to see through other’s eyes as a way to enhance understanding between cultures, peoples and species. Her background as a biologist and psychologist make it possible for her to blend nature and human psychology into an eco-psychological and spiritual ecology perspective. Susan speaks around the world. The riveting stories she shares are accompanied by powerful, heart-opening slides and videos.

* Reawakening our deep connections to all living things with the help of the rescued wildlife under our care. Seeing the beauty all around us profoundly enriches our lives and inspires us to save land for all beings. “Much of the stress and emptiness that haunts us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty… The Beautiful offers us an invitation to order, coherence, and unity. When these needs are met, the soul feels at home in the world.” John O’Donohue * If we expand our sense of community to include all Life then we will profoundly affect the conservation decisions we make, enriching life for humans, saving space for animals, and inspiring action to interweave wildlife corridors throughout all the continents.

All Life is sacred... is a radical statement, because if we believe it, it means a profound reordering of how we live, consume, and function together as a society. But we NEED a radical shift. To solve our ecological crisis human consciousness must expand to connect with all Life, with its multitude of wisdoms, intelligences and spirit. To shift we need to connect deeply, fall in love with, other life forms. Connection opens channels through which flows information strength and healing, leading to creative practical solutions.

Biology, Connecting with Nature, Deep Ecology, Psychology, Sacred Ecology

I built an authentic prehistoric native American encampment with the help of a MacArthur award nominated archaeologist.