Hi. How are you?

I’m Liz Perpetua: a gently and fiercely loving First-Generation Filipina-American mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie, niece, cousin, and friend expressing my heart and soul being myself in the world. I integrate allopathic, narrative, holistic, and indigenous healing medicine in all arenas with individuals, teams, and organizations.

I am also a student, teacher, writer/editor, researcher, doctorally-prepared cardiology nurse practitioner board certified in acute care and advanced holistic practice, and an inducted Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. I’m also Dare to Lead Trained (Brene Brown) and a Master Trainer of TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research). LinkedIn has much of the conventional curriculum vitae and peer-reviewed publications.

I am a Filipino Shaman through lineage who returned to my ancestral inheritance as a Hilot Binabaylan/Minister of Indigenous Filipino Spirituality ordained through the Dambana ng Luntiang Aghama Center for Philippine Traditional Indigenous Spiritual Beliefs and Practices (Hilot Academy of Binabaylan, Apu Adman Aghama Rev. Rolando Gomez Comon and Bae Akuma Maria Haswell).

My reclaimed ancient roots, family, sangha, and open heart community ground and nourish my life, inviting intergenerational healing backwards and forwards. Deepening my practice, I am presently in a 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) facilitated by Jack Kornfeld and Tara Brach in collaboration with the Greater Good Science Center at University of California Berkeley.

And, none of this is me. My true nature is love. I am a joyous follower of my sacred heart. I surrender to the sweet, delicious bliss of being fully alive, living full out, being myself. I open to my heart’s longing for my sacred self to be expressed, witnessed, and to bear witness. For me, this means speaking to what feels unspeakable, touching what feels untouchable. Loving what feels unloveable.

For me, this is the healing path. I have two sons who are the loves of my life. Their love inspires me to be my full self, and to learn to really be with myself. All of me, no part left out. Expanding my capacity to be with, receive, and express this boundless love - no one, no parts left out.