Registered nurse and end-of-life doula Cathy J. Yuhas announces the September 9 release of Life Beneath the Layers: The Courage to Meet Yourself, which explores the roles and protective patterns that can keep people from living authentically.
EAST LYME, Conn., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- What truly matters when time grows short? A profound new non-fiction book, "Life Beneath the Layers: The Courage to Meet Yourself," officially launches today to help readers answer that question. Written from the deeply moving perspectives gained at the bedside of the dying, this guide invites the living to shed their protective patterns and embrace their truest selves before it is too late.
The book is born directly from the author's intimate experiences as a death doula. While sitting beside individuals nearing the final chapters of their lives, a clear and universal truth emerged: as time grew short, the societal roles people played, the heavy expectations they carried, and the defense mechanisms they spent lifetimes building dissolved completely. In those final moments, only three questions remained: Did I live a life true to myself? Did I love enough? Did I allow myself to be truly known?
"Life Beneath the Layers" is an urgent yet compassionate invitation to stop waiting for a terminal diagnosis before living authentically. Rather than encouraging readers to reinvent themselves or become someone entirely new, the book provides a framework for peeling back old conditioning, societal expectations, and protective psychological patterns. It is an exploration of finding the courage to meet the person who has been there all along and to choose to live more fully while time permits.
Spanning 18 deeply reflective chapters, the book offers an immersive, interactive reading experience. It concludes with a dedicated journal section, allowing readers to immediately process, explore, and integrate these end-of-life insights into their daily choices.
"Life Beneath the Layers: The Courage to Meet Yourself" is published by Publishing Joy and is officially available on September 9, 2026, in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.
Readers can explore companion resources, view book details, and find direct purchasing options on the official Dying Matters Products Page. For live launch updates, virtual events, and ongoing community discussions, follow the official Facebook Author Page.
About the Author:
The author is a professional end-of-life doula and speaker dedicated to changing how we view both dying and living. Through their business, Dying Matters, they provide compassionate end-of-life support and translate the profound wisdom of the bedside into practical guidance for living an authentic, heart-centered life.
Media Contact:
Cathy J. Yuhas, RN, CEOLD
Founder of Dying Matters, LLC
[email protected]
860-325-9417
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Cathy J Yuhas, Dying Matters, LLc, 1 860-325-9417, [email protected], https://dyingmatters.llc/
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