Meet our Storykeepers

Virginia is the CEO of Transformative Power, where she teaches others to access their own inner transformational leaders within. It is her wish that you may “be the gift you were born to be.”

Sahar Paz is a keynote speaker and author of critically acclaimed memoir “Find Your Voice”. She guides students, adults, and educators to understand the relationship between their thoughts and emotions, freeing them – and their voice – from destructive coping patterns. She is also a Featured Woman at The Woman’s Network.

Jackee Holder is a writer who loves to connect through the written word, journaling and her love of books and reading. She works as a leadership coach and coach trainer and facilitates creative writing workshops and retreats as well as personal development workshops and programmes.

Karna Liv Nau is pioneering the world of small business by helping her clients own their power and be who they truly are. As the former Director of Events for Emerging Women Karna has worked with some of the most influential women of today such as Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Arianna Huffington, Sera Beak, Eve Ensler, and more.

Self-love and Life Empowerment coach Dalia Smith is passionate about encouraging women to build lasting confidence and thrive in their relationships. She specializes in the areas of romance, love, dating and marriage, inspiring women to heal negative behavior and thinking patterns and gently moving on from toxic relationships.

Alison teaches Mindfulness in the Alps and in southern France where she also works as a busy massage therapist. She has 30 years experience in bodywork, yoga and codependency recovery and has over 3000 hours of meditation practice.

Marissa Russell is a Certified Life Coach who specializes in helping high achieving career women find fulfillment beyond their professional lives. 

Olivia Parr-Rud is a thought leader, award-winning author, radio host, and a unique voice in the world of business. Her lifelong passion for cultural evolution and human potential has guided her research into how advances in technology are driving the need for more holistic business practices.

Sonja Lockyer is the creator of Happy Sexy Mama, a website dedicated to empowering Mums and raising our collective vibration. She teaches Vinyasa Yoga, teaches workshops and retreats, and hosts Qoya full moon ceremonies.

Brit Hammer is a celebrated artist, bestselling author, and international award-winning photographer whose art has aptly been called “fresh and optimistic”. Brit’s work has been featured in dozens of international lifestyle magazines & design blogs and is in private collections in Europe and the U.S.

Melanie Fitzpatrick, Certified Transformation Coach, Workshop & Retreat Facilitator. Co-Author “Communicating your Personal Brand” chapter in Woman Entrepreneur Extraordinaire. Founder of Live in your Truth, TM.

Passionate about aiding people in re-aligning themselves with their true essence, Kari dedicated her life to study holistic health. She is a soul-based therapist with a Master’s of Science in Mental Health Counseling, a Reiki Master Therapist and Teacher with thousands of clinical hours, a Mindfulness Facilitator, and an Intuitive.

Sage spent more than ten years in counseling, education, and community outreach. Her work has spanned diverse communities, from public schools to a residential treatment program for teens. Her experience ranges widely, including life transitions, personal empowerment, work/life balance, education, family dynamics, youth behavior, fertility struggles, cancer recovery, and more.

Natalie Lynn Rekstad is the Founder of Black Fox Philanthropy, a philanthropic consulting firm advising global nonprofits on funding strategy, and women and families on a journey to transform themselves, and their world via one of the most powerful vehicles available to us: philanthropy.

Dorothy Walters, born 1928, has pioneered women’s rights since the 70s. After completing a PhD in English Literature she became one of the first college professors in the country to set up a Women’s Studies program, against much opposition from both men and women alike.

Karin Chen is a holistic healer, wellness warrior and soulful living coach. She is a woman who is devoted to educating, empowering, and inspiring women to feel genuine self- acceptance, to feel grounded, to re-connect to the wisdom and power within, and to honor their own unique constitution for true wellness.

Dr. Patti Ashley has over thirty-three years of experience working with families and children. She owns Breakthrough Psychotherapy & Parent Coaching in Niwot, Colorado where she specializes in parenting, relationships and individual growth. She’s also the author of the book ‘Living in the Shadow of the Too-Good Mother Archetype’ and a current journalist for The Shriver Report, the Museum of Motherhood (MOM,) Good Enough Mother, and Happy Parenting.

Yvonne Randle is a gifted writer, inspirational speaker, mother, grandmother, daughter, and CEO of You Are Dynamic. Educationally, she holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership. She is also the author of several self-published books. Yvonne’s experience as a Christian and domestic violence survivor has given her the tools to inspire, educate, and encourage women to love themselves.

Nina is a writer, weaver, treehugger, earth warrior, and fire dancer. She has spent many years working in community welfare and community development, spending a huge amount of time doing volunteer work and environmental activism. She is a Reiki practitioner, weaver, and is currently studying a Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedial Massage.

Lavinia is a truth-seeking, Bourgeois Bohemian, multi-tasking feminist, entrepreneur Mama-of-three. She is currently cruising as a digital nomad on a year-long, family travel adventure, soon-to-be re-birthed as a women’s mentor and coach. I am lifetime student of finding inner balance and a more recent devotee of the divine feminine.

Katie is an educator and a writer. She is the mother of a delightful three-year-old boy who is constantly teaching her how to be a better human being. She has traveled on many continents and is always looking for the next adventure.

Nicole is a yoga teacher & small business owner.

Susie Rinehart is an award-winning writer, a global educator, a community activist, a mother, and a brainstem tumor survivor. She writes about how she had to abandon safety to risk living the life she wanted to lead. For 23 years, she traveled the world as a professional guide and teacher. Now her journeys are inward as she lets let go of worry and fear to find joy and radical compassion.