Authors to interview

I'm an author, mental health advocate, public speaker, and former psychotherapist who lives with bipolar disorder. I have experienced depression so deep that it was a living hell and mania so severe that I was psychotic. There is help. Psychotherapy, medication, and coping skills have enabled me to live a fulfilling life. Acceptance has been key to my mental health recovery. Acceptance is essentially a spiritual experience. To accept yourself is to love yourself. There is hope. In my memoir, 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁 – 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, I share how I balanced living with bipolar disorder with my work as a mental health advocate and caretaker of my son and parents. My book offers hope to those living with mental health conditions and their loved ones and tells how my mental health journey has given me purpose.

Nathan Lewis has written five books on economic topics. The most recent was Inflation: What It Is, Why It's Bad, and How To Fix It (2022), coauthored with Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames. He has been featured in television documentaries in the U.S., South Korea, China, Russia, and Britain. He has spoken at events hosted by the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, the American Principles Project, and others. He has testified in Congress on economic issues. His writing has appeared in many media outlets, including Forbes, the Financial Times, Huffington Post, Nikkei Business, Daily Reckoning, Worth, and other publications. He has been involved in professional asset management for over fifteen years.

Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, elevator and a multiple award-winning author. Minter's core career stint of 16 years was spent as a top executive at L’Oréal, where he was a member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division. In this position, he was in charge of Digital, Communications, Education, the Eco-Salon and Business Development. Previously, he was MD of L'Oréal PPD Canada and MD Worldwide for Redken, which he ran for 4 years through 9/11 and a full revamping of the brand's look and main product lines. He's the author of one biography and three business books, Futureproof (2017), Heartificial Empathy (2019) and his latest book on leadership, You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader (Kogan Page 2021).

Hi! I am an author with 2 books available. My first one is a humor book about a serious illness and the second is a serious book about a humorous person. The latter, Shelter of the Monument: A Provincetown Love Story, will be released on November 16, 2023 and it is a coming-of-age memoir about life in my quirky, Cape Cod hometown, falling in love with a wonderful, impish, guy and trying to make a life together despite his addiction to the popular drug of the '80's, cocaine. Within the struggle of all four seasons in a one season town, this is a story of what wonderful and heartbreaking events can take place when the wrong person says just the right thing. My first book is the well reviewed MS Madness! A "Giggle More, Cry Less" Story of Multiple Sclerosis. It details the year following my chronic illness diagnosis and how I learned that giggles are good for you and who knew, I can write funny! I have done many speaking engagements surrounding the topic of how laughter is a valid coping mechanism. I would love to appear on your podcast and share with others how I not only survived an MS diagnosis but how I have thrived in its aftermath and/or how despite his own demons, my first love gave me the courage to embrace life both inside and outside of our beautiful, small hometown.

Brian Kaufman is a curriculum editor for an online junior college. By day, he writes textbooks. By night, he writes fiction, including ten published novels and a collection of novellas. Kaufman lives with his wife and dog in the Colorado mountains, dividing his time between various passions, including writing, blues guitar, hiking, and book-hoarding.

Writes stories that let readers feel while making them think. She is an award-winning novelist and multidisciplinary writer (journalist, speechwriter, playwright, essayist). As a nonfiction book coach, Amy helps guide other writers on their publishing journey. She is a frequent guest on podcasts to discuss writing, publishing, and creativity. Her nonfiction book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration will be published in 2025 and is on pre-sale on Amazon now. Watch her podcast pitch reel here: https://vimeo.com/854789557?share=copy

Cortney McDermott is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and mind-body expert, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc., Women’s Health, SUCCESS, The Huffington Post, FOX News, and many other mainstream business and lifestyle media.

 Cort's career highlights include her time as an executive at Vanity Fair Corporation, Vice President at Sustainability Partners Inc., and then running her own businesses, with clients and audiences at Universal Music Group, Google, Nike, and Virgin Unite.

 Cortney speaks four languages and lives between Italy and the US.

A veteran travel writer and world explorer who is the author of five books including A Better Life for Half the Price (now in its second edition) and The World's Cheapest Destinations (now in its fifth edition). Also the author of Travel Writing 2.0 and the founder of five currently running online magazines and blogs, the oldest dating to 2003. See more at the profile site below, which links out to books, articles, writing awards, and publications.