IRIS PAXINO, born in Bucharest in 1970, grew up in Romania, Greece and Germany. She studied psychology, literature and education in Stuttgart and Tübingen, and completed her doctorate on near-death experiences. She runs a psychological and biographical counselling service in Stuttgart and gives lectures and courses on anthroposophically-oriented psychology. Her book Leben mit dem Schmerz (‘Living with Pain’) appeared in 2009, followed by Bridges Between Life and Death in 2021.