liz perpetua
nationally recognized in cardiology, the science of the heart,
rooted in the ancestral arts and wisdom of wholehearted holistic healing
Sometimes the heart is
the cave we fear to enter…
and therein lies the treasure
we seek and protect all along:
our sacred selves
- body, mind, and spirit -
our sacred truth.
Walking my path and sharing my light,
I do not fix.
I do come closer.
I illuminate sacred essence
- which cannot be harmed or broken -
and has always been whole and loved,
wild and free.
Welcome.
People meet us as deeply as they’ve met themselves
(and, we can only meet people as deeply as we’ve met ourselves)
“The only transformer and alchemist that turns everything into gold is love.”
Hi. How are you? I’m Liz Perpetua.
I am 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 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 my 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, simply 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 part is left out. With this Spirit, my very personal memoir, Into the Light: A Memoir of Darkness, will be released Summer/Fall 2025.
Featured Work
Cardiac Nursing
The 4th edition of this book helped me become a cardiac nurse. I was so inspired and moved by nurses transferring their wisdom to nurses, which still brings me great joy to this day.
I went to grad school at University of Washington to learn from the expert nurses who brought this book to the world.
15 years later, I was asked to be the Editor of the 7th Edition. Saying yes to this invitation, we brought together the best science and a community of over 40 authors sharing their cardiology expertise and lived experience of caring for patients and their hearts.
Into the Light: A Memoir of Darkness through Poetry and Prose
My memoir of the roles and relationships I’ve lived, serving in the spaces between worlds.
Publication date Summer/Fall 2025.
Guide for the Heart Team
My love for innovation - creating possibilities when there were none - is deeply ancestral, forged in the fire of 300 years of Philippine colonization. Ancient technologies and innovations - knowledge, tools, processes, healing - that my ancestors used to survive are the reason why I am here today.
Innovation takes many forms in my life. One of these forms is transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a procedure to replace a heart valve without open heart surgery. Integrating cutting-edge medicine with ancestral healing wisdom, I’ve served as a guide for patients and programs involved in these life-saving therapies.
Discover Services
Organizational Consulting and Staffing with Empath Health Services LLC
Expert Consulting, Coaching, Implementation, and Staffing for Hospitals and Health Systems.
Personalized Integrative Healing and Wellness Coaching with Liz Perpetua
Personalized healing and coaching focused on what matters most to you. Integrates indigenous Filipino, narrative, holistic, and allopathic medicine.
Research Consulting and Coordination with Heart Valve Team
Coordinating Center - Site Management Organization for Research Studies.
Events
Reclaiming our Ancestral Healing Roots: The Power of Storytelling
We are ALL healers. YOU are the medicine.
Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 1-4 pm
Kapwa Wellness
4 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 205 | San Ramon, CA
Connect to the roots of your own ancestral healing, while exploring the healing traditions of the Philippines. Through the power of personal and communal storytelling, reclaim your voice and abundant well-being in a space of collective healing and witness.
Session Highlights
From Silence to Voice: Readings from my upcoming book, coupled with writing and orasyon to reclaim and own your story
Tawas Divination and Mandala Ritual: A ritual to illuminate personal and universal wisdom and guidance with loving release back to the Earth
Closing Ceremony: Your Truth and Essence
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