Photo Credit: Chad Thompson, Monkey C Media Marijke McCandless is an award-winning author, mindfulness coach, and playfulness instigator who helps others shed their inhibitions and skinny dip in the present moment. Her latest book, Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present (Collective Ink, 2024), has earned wide acclaim, including the Grand Prize at…
Marijke McCandless, award-winning author, Presence Coach, and Playfulness Instigator, will teach three workshops at the Las Vegas Writers Conference, taking place April 23-25, 2026. McCandless is scheduled to teach on April 23 and April 25. Her book Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present (Collective Ink, 2024) won the Grand Prize at the…
Lisa Carrington Firmin is a Latina, writer, award winning author, poet, and Bronze Star-decorated combat U.S. Air Force veteran. Author of Latina Warrior and Stories from the Front: Pain, Betrayal, and Resilience on the MST Battlefield. Founder/CEO of Carrington Firmin LLC providing writing and consulting services in Leadership, Veteran Culture, Transitions, Military Sexual Trauma (MST)…
M. Jacqueline Murray is a multi-award-winning author whose innovative Maddie & Nate series asks a provocative question: What if the same two people met at different moments in time? Through three standalone yet interconnected novels, Murray explores one destined connection across parallel timelines: a tender late-life romance at 78 in Out of Time (2022), a…
Entrepreneur, International writer, author and mindset coach, Lori Gradley has over 35 years of experience in the personal development industry trained by some of the world’s leading voices in human potential. Lori brings her passion, business skills, and life experience to deliver meaningful wellness content to unlock people’s potential to enrich their lives. Renowned for…
