Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, biologist, and practical visionary. Her goal has always been to see through others’ eyes as a way to enhance understanding between cultures, peoples and species. She blends animal and human psychology into an ecopsychology and spiritual ecology perspective.
Founding Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center in 2000, she pioneered Reconnection Ecology®, a unique approach toward global conservation and preservation based on her experiences living with rescued wild animals over their lifetimes. In speaking engagements and interviews, Susan shares startling and heart-opening stories and videos that demonstrate why deeply understanding wild animals can heal the trauma that humans, animals, and our Earth are currently experiencing.
“Expanding our sense of community to truly include all Life is a very effective way to address climate change because we begin to see the interconnected systems of how nature works.”
– Susan B. Eirich, Author
Susan has taught psychology 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. She believes it is urgent to inspire the global community to expand wildlife corridors in a network throughout the continents, and works to preserve her local Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor, the last intact wildlife mountain corridor in the world.
“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.”
– Susan B. Eirich, Author
Susan B. Eirich can be reached via email at susan@earthfireinstitute.org.
