Get to Know Todd Perelmuter
What would make a young, award-winning Creative Director at the world’s largest ad agency quit his prestigious job in New York and walk away from it all?
I had everything the world says you should want — an incredible job in New York City, awards, money, a luxury apartment, and a life that seemed perfect from the outside. I was climbing the professional ladder with a bright future ahead.
Then, everything changed. One of my closest colleagues took his own life, leaving behind a wife and children. It shook me to the core. How could someone who seemingly had it all feel so lost? Why did this happen?
I started looking around at the people I knew. Those who once appeared joyful, the life of the party — slowly, their masks began to fall away. Behind the smiles, I saw the hidden weight of stress, depression, sadness, grief, loneliness, and trauma. It was clear: having the “perfect” life didn’t protect anyone from suffering.
That moment sparked a deep, urgent question inside me. I needed answers — not about success or status, but about life itself. About meaning. About peace. So, I made the unexpected choice to quit my job and leave it all behind.
For the next nine years, I traveled the world, seeking wisdom from shamans, monks, gurus, and tribes across 35 countries. I immersed myself in 16 spiritual traditions and studied countless meditation and healing practices. My journey culminated in a 50-day silent solitude in a remote forest in New Zealand — a transformational experience that forever changed me.
Now, I’m back in New York City with my wife, carrying the lessons, love, and light from my journey.
Everything I’ve learned — the tools for calmness, contentment, and real happiness — I share freely through podcasts, films, books, and more.
If you’ve ever looked beyond the surface and felt the weight of stress, sadness, or loneliness hiding behind the masks people wear, these free books can help you take the first step toward freedom and inner calm.
My Most Recent Books
Step out of the separate, lonely existence and into the infinite, eternal oneness of the universe. See through the illusions of fear, stress, anger and jealousy when you discover the truth you’ve always sensed but never knew.
Every great love story starts with one person — ourself. Coming back to our center, finding our balance, and discovering who we truly are is the epic journey we were all born to go.
We never forget our loved ones. But we can move forward in a new way that keeps their memory alive, honors them, and recognizes that nothing can ever truly be lost.
Put down the baggage of guilt, shame, regrets, and past mistakes and step into the peace of the present moment. Rewrite your future and free yourself from the past
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Some Films Entertain. These Films Heal.
These spiritual films are reflections from real moments of grief, stillness, searching, and awakening. They are freely offered to those seeking peace, clarity, or simply a few quiet minutes in a loud world. Each one is here to hold space — for the broken-hearted, the burned-out, the ones quietly holding on.
They’re free to watch, free to share, and given with love.
Because healing should never come with a price tag.
Aloneness to Oneness
https://youtu.be/9M56t0UoW5M
An award-winning spiritual documentary film that takes us on the journey from aloneness to oneness.
| “This film gives me hope more than most books and lectures.”
You Are This Moment
https://youtu.be/HO3ovPHEY7c
Award-winning spiritual documentary film on returning to now, when the weight of life feels too much.
| “Such a profound film. I had goosebumps.
Returning to Oneness
https://youtu.be/GT48fZe6UQ8
You are not your name, your past, or the roles you play. This film invites you to step outside of all labels and rest in who you truly are. A soft, sacred journey back to your essence — still, whole, and free.
The Miracle of Death
https://youtu.be/7-WAMUxjlZU
This film tenderly explores loss, endings, and the peace that follows when we stop resisting death. It’s for those in mourning, those facing mortality, and those who just need to feel held in their grief.
The Art of Gratitude
In a world that pushes us to chase more, this film brings us back to what’s already here. A soft invitation to slow down, look again, and remember the miracle of ordinary life.
Finding Your True Self
Who are you, really, beneath the memories, roles, and thoughts? This film invites you to explore that question not just with your mind, but with your heart. A journey inward, toward self-love and freedom.
God's Dream
https://youtu.be/MiIUhsuIepc
Most of what we call “reality” is just our mind’s projection. This film invites you to step beyond the dream, beyond beliefs, beyond form. To glimpse the deeper truth that connects all things and has been waiting for us to discover all along.
Lost and Alone
https://youtu.be/unm8ROYfrmU
We’ve lost touch with what makes us human and what makes us happy. This film is a soft return to joy, to truth, to the self beneath the noise. A reminder that it’s not too late to come back home to yourself.
These films are created with love, and shared freely with the hope they reach those who are silently struggling.
If they’ve touched you in any way, even a small gesture of support helps us continue this work
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