Meet the Team
My Publisher Tamara Monosoff: From the gorgeous cover to inner design, to the original inspiration for QR codes and putting every single one of those crazy videos on my website, and guiding me patiently throughout the process, Tamara is my dream publisher. Thank you!
- Web Designer Extraordinaire Rachel Vane
- Social Media Goddess Jamie L. Palmer
- Brilliant Editor Lynne Heinzmann
- Writing and Life Coach Tama Kieves who guides me to my muse whenever we speak
- Video Editor and Overall Mensch Dan Thibeault of Fast Twitch Media
- Media Coach and Producer of many videos Portland Helmich
- Video Editing Support Luke Patterson
- Blogger and Podcast Outreach Frances Caballo
- Launch Advisor Kristin Meekhof
- Eric Maisel Writing Habit Advocate
- Virtual Assistant Extraordinaire Geri Lafferty
- 2020 PR Support Katie Snyder of Pitch PR
- The most talented photographer in the world, Seth Jacobson
- PR Trainers Chris Winfield, Jen Gottlieb, Brittany Sisko, and the entire community at the Be Seen Accelerator
- Beta Readers: Joshua Home Edwards, Tracy Hart, Stephanie Meyers, Laurie Hunt, LiDona Wagner, Mia Potter, Gael Johnson, Amber Hanks, Melissa Sones, Gael-Sylvia Pullen, and Paula Schonewald. I hope I did not leave anyone out—if I did please let me know so I can add you here!
- Title Support Howard Van Es, Tamara Monosoff, Lorraine Segal, Tama Kieves, Kristin Meekhof.
- Launch Consulting Howard Van Es
- My Health and Wellbeing Posse who helped me survive the stress-induced health challenges I encountered on the way
- Dear Friends Johannah Cremin (and her prayer circle) and Virginia Swain; Qigong teacher, Leah Franklin, and the lineage of Mei Hua Qigong masters from whom she learned; dream shaman Kari Hohne; loving guide, Linda Yael Schiller; acupuncturists Nancy Graham and Patricia Gilmartin; Lynne Ahn, MD and John McGonigle, MD; dowser, Erina Cowan; and special friends Linda Broadhead and Seraina Wood.
- Book Ambassadors: Louise Brownell
- Podcasters, Show Hosts and Early Adopters: Dan Janal, Sharon Burton Ways, Josh Steimle, Leslie Draffin, Robin Kall
- Bloggers and Blogs: San Francisco Writers Conference, Jane Friedman, Nina Amir, Howard Van Es
- My Supportive Family: Tom, Will, and Luke Patterson, and Mimi Sammis, you are the lights in my life! Tener and Arnold families, and the Patterson-Potters and Pattersons
- My many colleagues from Harvard Medical School’s CME publishing and women in healthcare leadership courses—director Julie Silver, et al.
- All my students!
- All my amazing writing colleagues
- Intellectual property advice, Attorney Dana Newman
- A special thank you to my many clients and colleagues who gave me permission to quote their wonderful words in this journal
- The brave souls who appear in the accompanying videos.
I could probably go on thanking deserving people for another twenty pages, so for those not listed, please know you have my gratitude.
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