Dr. Scarlett L. Heinbuch is the author of Waking Up To Love: Our Shared Near-Death Encounter Brought Miracles, Recovery and Second Chances.

She holds a PhD in public policy from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master’s degree in public health from VCU’s School of Medicine. She is a certified Reiki Master in the Usui System of Natural Healing and in Karuna Reiki Holy Fire. She has studied complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine for more than 25 years. During her work in the healing field, she went to help a dying man, whom she did not know, and the miracles that happened are described in the book. Here are the details.

Scarlett met David for the first time in September 2005 when David was on the brink of death. He had been in an unresponsive coma for nearly four weeks, on a ventilator for life support and in complete kidney failure due to a rare form of vasculitis.

Scarlett spent 12 days doing energy healing with David. During that time, they had a Shared Near-Death Experience (SNDE) resulting in an unexplained medical recovery for David and an unexpected love story for them both. The story of two people who woke up to a world of love on the other side and were able to bring it back to earth—together—will inspire others to know that the transformative power of healing love exists and can be applied in everyday life.

Dr. Scarlett worked in the financial services field, including several Fortune 500 companies in banking and brokerage, for more than 17 years. She is internationally known in the area of women and money, especially as it relates to women’s attitudes and behaviors around retirement planning, which is the topic of her PhD dissertation. She is also a keynote speaker on a variety of topics, including Energy Healing, The Power of Love in Healing, Healing Finances, Leading From the Heart in Business, and Lessons from a Shared Near-Death Encounter. She lives in Virginia with her husband, David Schwartz.