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Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emerita of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting, a company focused on educating individuals, clinicians and businesses/institutions on the impact of narcissistic personality styles. She received her BA from the University of Connecticut, and her MA and Ph.D. from UCLA, and completed her clinical training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. She is an author of multiple books including It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People (February 2024), Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist, and "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility. Dr. Durvasula is a faculty member for the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, and a consulting editor for the journal Behavioral Medicine, and her academic research was focused on the impact of personality and personality disorders on health and behavior. She has spoken widely on the impact of narcissism on mental health, relationships and the workplace. She also operates a popular YouTube channel and podcast (Navigating Narcissism). Dr. Durvasula has also developed an educational and certification program for clinicians working with clients experiencing the fallout of narcissistic relationships.

Bessel van der Kolk, pioneer in trauma treatment, discusses innovative therapies like neurofeedback, psychedelics, and yoga. He explores trauma's impact on development and memory, advocating for personalized mental health care and the importance of social support in healing. The chapter also touches on the challenges of researching psychedelics for therapeutic purposes.

Simon Sinek, an unshakeable optimist, discusses topics such as the importance of knowing oneself, balancing leadership and followership, the difficulty of being honest, the power of asking for help, starting over vs. fixing issues, balancing personal and professional life, and the power of empathy and understanding.

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, Dichotomy of Leadership, host of the top-rated Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer, leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor. Jocko spent 20 years in the SEAL Teams, starting as an enlisted SEAL and rising through the ranks to become a SEAL officer. As commander of SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser during the battle of Ramadi, he orchestrated SEAL operations that helped the “Ready First” Brigade of the U.S. Army’s First Armored Division bring stability to the violent, war-torn city. Task Unit Bruiser became the most highly decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. Jocko Willink returned from Iraq to serve as Officer-in-Charge of training for all West Coast SEAL Teams. There, he spearheaded the development of leadership training and personally instructed and mentored the next generation of SEAL leaders who have continued to perform with great success on the battlefield. Jocko Willink is the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and numerous other personal and unit awards. Upon retiring from the Navy, Jocko Willink co-founded Echelon Front, a premier leadership consulting company, where he teaches the leadership principles he learned on the battlefield to help others lead and win. Jocko also authored the Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual, a New York Times Bestseller, Leadership Strategies and Tactics, Final Spin, and the best-selling Way of the Warrior Kid children’s book series.

Karen Anderson is an esteemed author and award-winning animal communicator and pet loss specialist known for her heartwarming and insightful books that explore the afterlife of animals and the profound connections we share with our beloved pets. Karen has written three best-selling books documenting her journey from deputy sheriff to psychic, including the newly released book, The Pet I Can't Forget, along with her first two books The Amazing Afterlife of Animals and Hear All Creatures. Karen established herself as a trusted voice in the realm of animal spirituality. Her books are filled with actual messages from departed pets drawn from sessions she conducted over the past 26 years. She also offers a pet loss app, free training, animal communication courses, and established a non-profit animal sanctuary providing a final refuge for the pets no one else wants. The elderly, special needs, and abandoned companion animals have a forever home at Karen's sanctuary and proceeds from her books and courses benefit the animals. 

Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health expert and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. John has two PhDs and over two decades of experience in counseling, crisis response and higher education. He is the author of the bestselling books Own Your Past, Change Your Future and Redefining Anxiety. His new book, Building a Non-Anxious Life, will release in October 2023. John has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business and Today and has been featured in the Real Simple and Fast Company magazines as well as HuffPost. He has also been a guest on The Minimalist Podcast, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and the Mind Pump Podcast. John’s goal is to help people navigate tough decisions, improve their relationships, and believe they’re worth being well.

Madelyn Moon is a leading voice in the world of feminine-masculine relationships, devoted to serving women in liberating their expressive, artistic hearts with themselves, with partners, and with the world. Her work and story has been featured in hundreds of podcasts as well as various publications such as BBC, The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, Thought Catalog, Nylon Magazine, The Daily Mail, Vice, Greatist, Men’s Health, PEOPLE and ABC News Nightline. Madelyn teaches live programs, workshops and courses both online and in person, and is the author of the best-selling book, Artist of Love.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., influential environmentalist and attorney for the environmental nonprofit RiverKeeper, discusses corruption within USDA, family history, corporate capture in regulatory agencies, betrayal of the American dream, financial and political issues in US-Ukraine relationship, and dismantling corruption and reclaiming the country.

Cory Muscara is a former monk, host of the Practicing Human podcast, and bestselling author of the book, Stop Missing Your Life. With over 1MM followers across his social media channels, Cory has gained popularity for his down-to-earth teachings on mindfulness, well-being, and mental health. He has taught Mindful leadership at Columbia University, is an instructor of Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and for the last ten years has offered mindfulness keynotes, workshops, and retreats around the world to companies like Bank of America, Prudential, BlackRock, and more. Cory’s meditations have been heard more than 25 million times in over 150 countries, and his goal is to share wisdom teachings in a practical and accessible way.

BIO: https://missjaiya.com/ Jaiya is an award-winning Somatic Sexologist, Author, Founder/Creator of The Erotic Blueprint Breakthrough™ and Star of Netflix's Sex, Love & goop. For over three decades, Jaiya has been immersed in the study of turn-ons, ancient erotic rituals, tantric sex, mastery of sensual touch, pure erotic play, kinky dynamics, and the biology and psychology of attraction and sexual fulfillment, Jaiya is widely recognized as a leader in the field of sexology. She works with all kinds of bodies and sexual orientations, and through observation and clinical research, she discovered the Erotic Blueprint™, a map of arousal that reveals one’s specific erotic language and patterning and helps create a path forward to greater sexual fulfillment. Growing up, Jaiya was fascinated by sex and was clear early on that her goal in life is to educate and help others to create their most satisfying sex lives and erotic ecstasy. Today, Jaiya helps individuals, and couples learn more about their sexuality so that they can create lasting passion, deepen connection, and experience ultimate pleasure in all areas of their lives. Jaiya aims to shift the cultural view of sexuality as negative, wrong and shameful, to healthy and worthy of cultivation and celebration.