Chris Pfeiffer on Cancer, Consciousness & Coming Back to Life

What this episode covers

What does it mean to survive the unsurvivable — and choose to stay? In this deeply moving episode, host Susanne Eifler sits down with Chris Pfeiffer, spiritual coach, serial entrepreneur, and stage-four cancer survivor. Chris shares his extraordinary life journey — from an illness at age 3, to building six companies, to facing a full-body cancer recurrence that left him unable to produce blood and fighting for his life. Chris opens up about the 14 blood transfusions, 14 surgeries, and a stem cell transplantation that nearly claimed his life and how, at his lowest point, he discovered the one thing that changed everything: surrender. By releasing his ego to a higher intelligence, Chris found an unexpected depth of connection, love, and clarity that guided him through what doctors considered unsurvivable odds. Beyond the medical journey, this episode explores Chris's profound philosophy on life as a game, the power of synchronicities, the difference between judgment and perception, and why pain is often the greatest catalyst for transformation. His affirmation — "It is what it is. Harvest the good, forgive all the rest" — is a message every listener will carry with them. Chris also shares how these experiences shaped his identity as an International Mobile Coach (IMC), integrating over 14,000 hours of coaching with deep personal healing. An unforgettable conversation about presence, purpose, and the courage to keep playing the game of life.