Nina G grew up thinking she was dumb because of both her stutter and learning disabilities. But she claimed her experience and turned it into stand-up comedy and becoming—perhaps ironically—a much in-demand conference and keynote speaker, a TEDx talker, and Huffington Post contributor. Her memoir, Stutterer Interrupted The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen tells of her determined journey to find, and share, her voice.
Be brave. Be Kind. Fight fires. That’s the motto of firefighters like Hersch Wilson who spend their lives walking toward, rather than away from danger and suffering. In his new memoir, Firefighter Zen, Hersch shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating danger, comforting others, and coping with their personal responses to whatever unexpected, unwelcomed crises they’re called upon to face. His belief is that it is how we cope with those inevitable events—more than the events themselves—that defines the quality of our lives.
Magalí Morales is a mother, writer, spiritual counselor and bridge builder. She brings her Mexican and Guatemalan history, heritage, and experience to bear in her eco-activism. She believes that there is nothing more important than restoring health to our planet and that this healing will require ancient knowledge, modern technologies, and spiritual healing. Listen in for this dynamic, no-holds-barred perspective on love, spirit, and saving the planet.
Lonnie and Sandy Phillips are the parents of Jessica Ghawi who was murdered in the massacre at the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in the Summer of 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. Their grief and rage could not be measured and the loss of their beloved daughter was unimaginable. They made two life-changing decisions in the midst of their grief: they’d cling to one another, keeping their marriage intact as so many survivors had not, and they’d turn their heartbreak into action to prevent the tragedy of gun violence for other families.
After surviving cancer and suicide loss, Marianne Ingheim rebuilds her life by learning to banish both her inner and outer voices of criticism. In her book, Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion, she describes how the practice of self-compassion changed her life in ways big and small–inspiring readers to unlearn self-critical patterns in their own lives and live a happier, more courageous life.
