Sunia: A Radical Approach to Modern Transitions
Listen Deeply. Live Boldly.
Bailee Buckendorf, Author
Why I Wrote This Book
Sunia is a refusal.
A refusal to sever.
A refusal to abandon what was never meant to be left behind.
A radical approach to listening to life differently.
In my case, it was trauma grief.
The sorrow of losing my late husband.
The soul rupture that split my life into before and after—when I knew, deep in my bones, that wasn’t how it was supposed to be.
Backed into a corner, forced to make an impossible choice—
Motherhood or my creative life.
Grief or growth.
Belonging or truth.
As if I could sever one without losing something sacred.
But I knew—I was never meant to choose.
So, I chose both.
And in that choice, I discovered a new way forward—one that allowed me to live and thrive in unconventional ways.
Sunia exists to teach radical presence and integration to those in soul-rupturing threshold moments—so she can tune in to herself differently, cut through the noise, and move with undeniable clarity instead of abandoning what was never meant to be left behind.
The Meaning
of Sunia
Sunia is a word that captured exactly what this book is about—deep, instinctual listening.
Inspired by the Sikh concept found in the Japji Sahib, Sunia goes beyond hearing—it embodies deep, attuned listening, not as a passive act but as a way of moving through life with clarity. It’s about tuning in, not just to what’s being said, but to a primal knowing—your soul song—guiding you, nudging you, showing you the way forward.
Stop searching for external validation—start listening to your own voice
