Award-Winning Book by Susan Drury
What Would Your Life Be Like If You Could Transform Your Deepest Wounds Into Your Greatest Gifts?
It is a tricky business, being human. We arrive in this world through circumstances we did not choose, into families we did not select, carrying imprints we cannot yet understand. And yet within those very origins - within the gaps, the disappointments, the moments of separation and longing - lie the seeds of something extraordinary. Something that, when tended with awareness and compassion, can blossom into a love so remarkable it transforms not only our own lives but the lives of generations to come.
In her award-winning book Elevating Your Origins to Love, Susan Drury invites you on a guided journey through the terrain of your earliest experiences. Drawing on over thirty years of transformational healing work, neuroscience research, and the timeless wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, Susan offers a revolutionary perspective: that nothing in your past is beyond healing, and that your challenges are not obstacles but birth canals - openings into greater freedom, power, and love.
This is not a book of theory. It is a living, breathing companion for your inner journey - complete with guided processes, meditations, and reflections designed to help you uncover the hidden gifts within your own story. Whether you are grappling with childhood wounds, navigating relationship challenges, or simply yearning for a deeper understanding of who you truly are, this book meets you exactly where you are and gently guides you toward the love that has been waiting within you all along.
The Journey from Wound to Wholeness
Susan's own story begins in Rome, 1957, where her American mother nearly died during childbirth. Separated from her newborn daughter for weeks, the early bonding that nature intended was disrupted before it could begin. For years, Susan focused on what that experience had taken from her - the closeness, the nurturing, the sense of safety that every infant deserves. It was only after her mother passed at ninety-four that a profound realization struck her: she had spent decades mourning what was missing, never considering the alternative - that her mother might not have survived at all.
"What would it be like to see beyond whatever seemed wrong and discover it was just right? What would it be like to elevate your origins to love?"
This is the heart of the book's teaching: that within every gap, every disappointment, every moment of suffering lies a doorway to something greater. Not through denial or spiritual bypassing, but through the courageous act of looking directly at what happened, feeling it fully, and then discovering the gift that was hidden within it all along. Susan guides you through this process with the warmth of a trusted friend and the precision of a seasoned healer, blending personal narrative with neuroscience, ancient wisdom with practical exercises.
The book moves through seven eye-opening parts ... from understanding your neurological hardware to exploring conception, birth, infancy, childhood programming, belief systems, and ultimately, the practice of elevating to love. Each section builds upon the last, creating a comprehensive map of the inner terrain that shapes who we are and who we can become. Along the way, guided processes invite you to pause, turn inward, and apply the teachings directly to your own life. This is healing as it was meant to be: intimate, embodied, and profoundly real.
What You Will Discover
Your Neurological Blueprint
Understand how your brain - consuming twenty percent of your body's energy despite being only two percent of its weight - creates the neural pathways that shape your thoughts, emotions, and reactions. Learn how neuroplasticity makes lasting change not only possible but natural.
The Power of Your Origins
Explore how conception, birth, and early infancy created imprints that still influence your life today. Discover that the gaps in your earliest experiences are not permanent wounds but invitations to bring love where it was once missing.
Elevating to Love
Move beyond the survival patterns programmed in childhood and step into a new relationship with yourself, your history, and your potential. Through guided processes and meditations, learn to transform what seemed wrong into what is powerfully right.
About the Author
Meet Susan Drury
Susan Drury is a transformational teacher, healer, and writer based in Vancouver, BC. Over more than thirty years, she has discovered that nothing is beyond healing and that life continually offers multiple possibilities for transformation. Her professional background includes cranial sacral therapy, shamanic healing, professional certification in homeopathy and the Present Child Method, all supported through a deep meditation practice and lifelong study of the Tao Te Ching.
She is also the creator of the Elevated Body card system - a holographic body-mind-spirit healing tool - and offers private sessions, membership programs, and transformational retreats internationally.
Learn More About SusanFrequently Asked Questions
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone who senses that their earliest experiences still influence their present life - and who is ready to transform those influences into sources of love and power. Whether you are a seasoned seeker or just beginning your inner journey, Susan's warm, accessible guidance meets you exactly where you are.
Do I need a background in healing or neuroscience to understand this book?
Not at all. Susan writes with remarkable clarity, weaving together neuroscience, spiritual wisdom, and personal story in a way that is both accessible and deeply engaging. Complex concepts are explained through everyday language and relatable metaphors.
What makes this book different from other self-help books?
Unlike many self-help books that offer surface-level advice, this book takes you on a guided journey through your actual origins - from conception through birth and early childhood. It combines the latest neuroscience with ancient wisdom and includes practical guided processes you can use immediately.
Can I use this book alongside sessions with Susan?
Absolutely. Many readers find that combining the book with Susan's private sessions or membership program creates a powerful interplay. The book provides the framework and understanding, while sessions offer personalized guidance for your unique journey.
Is the book available in digital format?
Yes. The book is available in both softcover and digital formats. Visit the books page for all purchasing options, including Amazon and direct order links.
Begin Your Journey of Transformation
Your origins are not your destiny - they are your doorway. Within the story of how you came into this world lies the key to the freedom, love, and wholeness you have always been seeking. Let Susan guide you home to yourself.