Spoken Word by Anamika

With over 25 years of experience in education as a Speech Language Pathologist, Denise Cesare is a mindfulness advocate, author, and a thought leader in social-emotional learning. This book has been close to her heart since her son was born in December of 1999. She would often say the words, «I love you more than chocolate,» which inspired her dream to write this book. All these years later, those words have become the title, and that dream has become a reality! It is her hope that chocolate lov

Blessing Platinum-Williams is a self-taught software developer and the founder of Tonely AI. Growing up, she was repeatedly told that she was “less than”, words that slowly became a self-fulfilling prophecy. After more than 80 hours of therapy and a long journey rebuilding self-belief, she came to understand just how deeply language can shape a person’s life. That realisation became a turning point. Blessing is now on a mission to ensure that careless or harmful words do not cause the same leve

Amy Thurman is a best-selling author, international speaker, and a thought leader on the transformative power of authenticity and holding space. After living 10 years with a broken neck that went undiagnosed for six months, she was forced to redefine everything, including what it means to be strong. She discovered that true strength isn't found in pretending to be okay, it's found in presence, softness and the courage to be real. Connect with Amy Thurman Amy's Social

Leah M. Forney, widely known as The Culture Doctor, is a cultural strategist and trauma-informed educator committed to transforming how institutions show up for survivors of sexual violence, particularly those from communities of color. As the founder and CEO of Purposely Faithfull LLC, Leah equips organizations and institutions with culturally responsive, trauma-informed, survivor-centered strategies that move beyond performative allyship and into meaningful, lasting change. Her approach is ro

Cheri Bergeron is a former tech executive and entrepreneur turned bestselling author, speaker, trained life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice. Following her ten-year struggle with infertility that involved multiple rounds of IVF, donor conception, genetic defects and child loss, she successfully gave birth to her children at the ages of 44 and 46. Driven by these experiences, Cheri wrote the #1 Amazon bestseller Mission: Motherhood to let women know they aren’t alone in this str

Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized speaker, climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist who bridges climate, education, policy, media, and social justice. Author of five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change for clinicians and two APA-published guides for youth, she also has an adult APA Climate Emotions workbook forthcoming in 2026. Leslie leads the Climate Psychology Certification program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, an