Behind the Scenes

  • Befriending Mortality 2025 Offerings

    In 2025 I’m offering three different ways to explore Befriending Mortality: my six-session course; a new six-month pilot program: Befriending…

  • Befriending Mortality Support Groups

    “The human soul does not want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed, exactly…

  • Events to Share

    Presentations I’m offering along with events that catch my eye. Click on links for more information. December 2024/ January 2025…

  • Jack Has a Plan: Exploring choice in dying with Jack Tuller & his community

    Earlier this year I traveled to Central Oregon for the state premiere of Jack Has a Plan, a new feature…

  • Befriending Mortality October Update

    My latest series of Befriending Mortality classes is now underway. During three earlier rounds I was honored by rave reviews…

  • Befriending Mortality Fall Preview

    Announcing my new round of programming!  Contact me to explore bringing this content to your community or organization. In the fall…

  • Freedom Summer 2024

    This summer, freedom’s been on my mind, even before it became the rallying call of an energized Presidential campaign. I…

  • Susan Prior on Reinvention & Inspiration

    About the time I started thinking about how to bring all the strands of my work together in a new…

  • Hopewell House, Reinvented

    Since 1987, Portland’s Hopewell House has provided care to more than 10,000 dying people and their families, including my father-in-law…

  • My Inspiration: David Cohen’s Art

    When I began to envision a new website I was immersed in the emerging science exploring the experience we call…