Speakers for this event

• Cathy Adams

  Cathy Adams

  ZPR Host, Author, Self-Awareness Expert

  Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC, CYT – Cathy is a self-awareness expert focused on parenting and the personal empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Parent Coach, Certified Elementary School Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and she’s a professor in the Sociology Department at Dominican University. She’s the author of The Self-Aware Parent (2009), The Self-Aware Parent Two (2011), and Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting (2014) which won a Nautilus Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book Award.

  ZPR Host, Author, Self-Awareness Expert

• Cheryl Strayed

  Cheryl Strayed

  American memoirist

  Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir WILD, the New York Times bestsellers TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS and BRAVE ENOUGH, and the novel TORCH. Her books have been translated into forty languages around the world. WILD was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as her first selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. The Oscar-nominated movie adaptation of WILD stars Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl and Laura Dern as Cheryl’s mother, Bobbi. The film was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, with a screenplay by Nick Hornby. Strayed’s essays have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Salon, The Sun, Tin House, The New York Times Book Review, and elsewhere. Strayed is the co-host, along with Steve Almond, of WBUR’s hit podcast Dear Sugar Radio, which originated with her popular Dear Sugar advice column on The Rumpus. Strayed holds an MFA in fiction writing from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

  American memoirist

• Mike Domitrz

  Mike Domitrz

  American Author & Educator

  As the Founder of The DATE SAFE Project and the host of the award-winning DVD “HELP! My Teen Is Dating”, Mike Domitrz is one of the leading voices in the world for providing parents, communities, educational institutions, and the US Military how-to skills for addressing intimacy, respecting of boundaries, consent, and supporting survivors of sexual assault.

  Mike started speaking out after his sister was sexually assaulted in 1989. Her strength and courage inspired his mission to reduce sexual assault by improving society’s understanding of respect in intimacy.

  American Author & Educator

• MILCK

  MILCK

  Singer, songwriter, musician, & poet

  There’s a lot of fight inside MILCK. After a decade of quiet independent releases and tireless gigs around her native LA, the singer, songwriter, musician, and poet MILCK confidently carried a generational anthem in the form of “Quiet.” The song provides a clarion call for people of all races, creeds, and colors who have suffered and survived in the face of trauma, trials, and tribulations.. Traveling to the historic 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D.C.., MILCK teamed up with 25 female singers—whom she had never met before—and delivered seven a cappella flash mob performances of “Quiet” on the streets. A fan video went viral, racking up over 15 million plays in two days and igniting the #ICantKeepQuiet social media campaign. MILCK shares with us not only her soulful voice, but a universal story of challenging expectations and holding on to our truths in the face of relentless obstacles. Her message is for parents, teens and every single one of us who has ever kept quiet. You’ll leave inspired and ready to tune in to and turn up the volume on your unique song the world is waiting to hear.

  Singer, songwriter, musician, & poet

• Todd Adams

  Todd Adams

  ZPR Host, Personal Development Coach

  Todd Adams co-founded Zen Parenting, Inc., a company committed to helping people practice self-awareness, develop compassion, and practice kindness through podcasts, community events, books, and blogs. He is the co-host of Zen Parenting Radio Podcast- “the best predictor of a child’s well-being is a parent’s self-understanding.”

  He co-created Zen Gets Real Annual Conference. He co-founded The Tribe Men’s Group where he leads monthly meetings and offers annual adventure retreats. Todd is a member of the Mankind Project and a staff member of the New Warrior Training Adventure, and he’s a blogger for The Good Men Project. He’s also a Certified Life Coach through the Tony Robbins Core 100 Life Coaching Program.

  ZPR Host, Personal Development Coach