Everyday Awakening

“Everyday Awakening is your road map to living a fully engaged life. Catherine’s story and her five practices are refreshingly accessible. She doesn’t just talk about awakening—she’s lived it, and teaches you how to stop sleepwalking through your life and start living it!”

—MEL ROBBINS, New York Times bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

"Everyday Awakening provides solid advice that teaches readers how to become actively involved in the lifelong process of becoming fully alive." — BLUEINK REVIEWS 

“In this beautifully written, intelligent, yet heart-centered work, Catherine Duncan has merged a traditional religious orientation with cutting-edge psychological insights and tools that will empower the aspiring soul on its way to awakening.”—JOHN RUSKAN, author of Emotional Clearing and Deep Clearing

“While many traditional religions focus on being ‘chosen,’ spirituality is, in the end, about what we choose. In Everyday Awakening, Catherine Duncan reminds us that awakening isn’t an incident—it's an action, one we’re each capable of taking. Duncan, who’s been through some harrowing experiences herself, serves as a loving guide on the path to awakening as a way of life.”—TERRI TRESPICIO, author of Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You

“How to awaken? That is the question and Catherine Duncan has the answer. She draws on her decades of spiritual practice and her deep humanity to point you in the right direction and to instill your journey with purpose and meaning.”—RICHARD J. LEIDER, bestselling author of The Power of Purpose, Repacking Your Bags, and Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?

“I AM ALIVE. Can you embrace that statement and wear it boldly? Sense your soul in the poetry of every moment? You deserve to—and Catherine Duncan’s book, Everyday Awakening, points the way to loving every darn second of your existence. This is more than another self-help assurance of ‘happily ever after.’ Catherine’s gritty life experiences, including childhood cancer and serving as a hospice chaplain, means that every point made and practice shared is gripping and powerful. This is not just another self-help guidebook; it’s an initiation into everyday and genuine enlightenment.”—CYNDI DALE, author of 30-plus internationally renowned books about energy healing, including the award-winning The Subtle Body series and Energy Healing for Trauma, Stress & Chronic Illness

“The word ‘breathe’ in Japanese is written with two characters, ‘heart’ and ‘self,’ and the two together spell ‘presence.’ Catherine Duncan’s new book is both a metaphor for and an embodiment of this great wisdom.”—PETER M. LITCHFIELD, PHD, president, Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences

“Catherine Duncan is an amazing catalyst for healing. Her work with the hundreds of patients I have referred to her is so beautiful that I can be moved to tears. If you are suffering in mind, body, or spirit, or if you feel stuck in negativity and want to move forward, then this book of wisdom will be worth more than its weight in gold. May you follow these five practices and be transformed.”—GREG PLOTNIKOFF, MD, MTS, FACP, founder and medical director, Minnesota Personalized Medicine

“We yearn for authenticity as much as aliveness, and Everyday Awakening offers both. Catherine Duncan has clearly walked the paths she guides us on. Her five practices for awakening are practical and accessible yet profoundly soulful. Use them and breathe deep into your own vibrant life.”—HENRY EMMONS, MD, author of The Chemistry of Joy and The Chemistry of Calm, cohost of the podcast Joy Lab

“Catherine Duncan’s book will help you avoid becoming overwhelmed with anxiety and pain. Its five powerful practices will allow you to harness your psychology and, in turn, your life. This book will help you turn your suffering into an awakening and lead you to find inner peace.”—MARK FORD, former chief revenue officer of Time Inc.

“Everyday Awakening is a beautiful guide to living a more vibrant, joy-filled life. Catherine Duncan teaches us what it means to live fully, drawing on her years of walking with people at the end of life. You’ll feel Catherine’s wisdom and radiant heart as you follow the five practices and awaken your heart and soul. This book has the power to transform our individual and collective lives.”—SHAUNA SHAPIRO, PHD, professor, author of Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy