Dr. Wendy Talley is a psychotherapist, leadership consultant, and corporate wellness expert whose work helps professionals and organizations build healthier, more sustainable workplace cultures. As founder of Thelese Consulting Group and the Mastery Elite Leadership Academy, she equips executives, organizations, and emerging leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness while protecting their whole selves.

In Triumph in the Trenches, Dr. Talley’s chapter, Intent vs. Impact: Unmasking Microaggressions in Corporate America, examines the subtle yet powerful ways racism continues to operate in professional spaces. Through personal experience, cultural insight, and practical reflection, she reveals how workplace language, assumptions, and behavior can deeply affect identity, opportunity, and psychological well-being.

Readers gain a deeper understanding of the lived realities of Black professionals, along with practical insight for navigating workplace barriers, building awareness, and advancing accountability. Her contribution reminds us that good intentions do not erase harmful impact.

Dr. Ovett Chapman Jr. is an accomplished school psychologist, consultant, speaker, and author committed to creating more inclusive and equitable educational systems. With more than a decade of experience serving children and families in public school districts, he now leads Wellspring Education Solutions, where he provides professional development and consulting focused on reimagining special education and strengthening student belonging.

In Special Education Superheroes, Dr. Chapman offers a fun, practical, and powerful call to rethink how we support children. Drawing from real-world experience, evidence-based strategies, and case studies, the book challenges the status quo and helps teachers, parents, and administrators move from good intentions to meaningful impact. It reminds readers that special education itself is not the superhero — the adults who advocate, connect, and respond with purpose are.

This guidebook is designed for educators, families, and school leaders who believe special education should be an integral part of an inclusive and dynamic system that unleashes potential rather than defines children by disability. Readers will discover practical ways to strengthen relationships, personalize learning, integrate collaboration and new technology, and create environments where every child is recognized, supported, and able to grow into who they are becoming.

About the Author: Dr. Chapman holds a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Arizona, serves as an adjunct instructor for graduate students in school psychology, and remains active with the Arizona Association of School Psychologists. He is the recipient of the Champion of Equity recognition from the American Consortium for Equity in Education and lives in Arizona with his wife and their two daughters.

Girl Dad is a heartfelt and engaging collection that celebrates the unique bond between fathers and daughters. Through real-life stories, honest reflections, and lessons gathered from both dads and daughters, Madeline Anderson offers a warm and practical guide for fathers who want to be more intentional, present, and deeply connected.

Blending inspiration with usable guidance, the book equips fathers to navigate everyday challenges, strengthen communication, and create the kind of lasting memories that shape a daughter’s sense of love, trust, and worth. It is both affirming and actionable.

About the Author: Madeline Anderson is an author and entrepreneur whose work grew out of her own experience as the daughter of a devoted girl dad. After interviewing a wide range of fathers and daughters, she created Girl Dad, which has since expanded into the Girl Dad Network and Girl Dad: The Podcast.

Dr. Rosina McAlpine’s Inspired Children: Life Skills eBook Series offers a practical, evidence-informed approach to helping children thrive in today’s complex world. Created to support children’s growth in confidence, communication, wellbeing, creativity, relationships, and life readiness, the series equips parents, educators, and professionals with accessible strategies they can use in everyday life.

The series includes seven focused eBooks—covering areas such as Personal Power, Health and Wellbeing, Communication and Relationships, Education, Careers and Money, Environmental and Social Understanding, Relaxation and Play, and Inspired Creativity. Together, they provide a holistic foundation for building resilience, independence, and strong relationships while preparing children to navigate life with clarity, purpose, and wellbeing.

About the Author: Dr. Rosina McAlpine is the CEO and creator of the Win Win Parenting Program. She holds a Master of Higher Education and a PhD from the University of New South Wales, and has spent decades translating child development research into practical tools that help parents and families flourish.

How Odds Even Through Grace is the powerful autobiographical account of Bishop Henry Hearns, a life shaped by adversity, perseverance, and unwavering faith. Born in 1933 in Mississippi during a time of segregation, economic hardship, and limited opportunity, Bishop Hearns reflects on the barriers he faced and the grace that carried him forward. From working in the cotton fields to becoming a pastor, engineer, public servant, and the first African American mayor of Lancaster, his journey reflects a life transformed by purpose and sustained by God’s hand.

Through this inspiring story, readers are invited to reflect on resilience, faith, leadership, and the enduring power of hope across generations. It is both a testimony and an encouragement to those still pressing through life’s hardest odds.

About the Author: Bishop Hearns is the Presiding Bishop of Living Stone Cathedral of Worship and a former mayor of Lancaster. After more than five decades of pastoral leadership, he continues to mentor, encourage, and uplift leaders, families, and communities with wisdom, hope, and spiritual conviction.

Ward of the State is a powerful and deeply personal memoir of survival, resilience, and the search for belonging. Karlos Dillard brings readers into his early life in Detroit, where severe neglect, abuse, and instability led him into the foster care system in search of safety and hope. His story does not look away from pain, but neither does it surrender to it. Through vivid storytelling, he honors the emotional realities of being unwanted while also illuminating the small victories, moments of humanity, and inner strength that made survival possible.

More than a memoir, this work invites readers to confront the lived realities too many children endure while reflecting on the universal need for love, stability, dignity, and identity. It is a courageous witness to both suffering and endurance.

About the Author: Karlos Dillard is a published author, advocate, and nationally recognized speaker whose work centers foster care, adoption, trauma, and identity. As a transracial adoptee, he has trained foster families and adoption agencies and has been featured by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, colleges, conferences, and national platforms across the country.

Becoming DADS is a powerful and deeply personal call to confront the crisis of fatherlessness and its impact on children, families, and communities. Drawing from both lived experience and practical insight, Marvin Charles reveals the emotional, social, and generational consequences of absent fathers while offering a message rooted in redemption, responsibility, and restoration.

This book does not simply describe the problem. It offers a path forward. Through faith, purpose, and intentional action, readers are invited to believe that broken cycles can be interrupted and that fathers can be restored to their families as present, engaged, and effective dads.

About the Author: Marvin Charles is the Co-Founder and CEO of Divine Alternatives for Dads Services (DADS) and an ordained minister who has spent more than 25 years helping men embrace their role as purposeful fathers. His work continues to strengthen families through mentorship, advocacy, and practical fatherhood engagement.

Embracing the Journey is a heartfelt collection of poetic reflections drawn from life’s many paths—moments of joy, healing, growth, and discovery. Through both words and illustration, readers are invited to pause, reflect, and recognize the beauty woven into each experience.

Rooted in faith, personal growth, and emotional renewal, this book speaks to those learning when enough is enough, those seeking courage to change direction, and those ready to turn obstacles into opportunities. It is a gentle invitation not simply to read, but to feel, reflect, and embrace the journey with purpose.

About the Author: Kimberly Matthews-Todd, writing as Kimburli Matthews, is an ordained minister, educator, transformational coach, and owner of KLT Educational Services, LLC. She is known for her calming spirit, encouraging voice, and commitment to helping others grow through faith, healing, and life purpose.

Amazing Dads! is a groundbreaking fatherhood curriculum designed to help men with children of any age become more intentional, connected, and effective parents. Built from a trauma-informed, gender-responsive framework, it creates a safe and practical space for fathers to explore topics often left unspoken, including family of origin, discipline, self-care, and the cultural messages that shape fatherhood.

Through structured lessons, guided reflection, and real-world application, fathers are met where they are and supported in building self-awareness, relational skill, and stronger connections with their children and families. This curriculum is especially valuable for community-based programs, behavioral health settings, and fatherhood initiatives seeking a thoughtful, evidence-informed tool for meaningful engagement.

About the Author: Harrison Crawford is a licensed professional counselor and co-author of Amazing Dads!. With more than a decade of experience in mental and behavioral health, he has developed a trauma-informed passion for working with fathers and parents, helping men grow, connect, and lead with greater presence, insight, and purpose.

Divorce Is F*cked is a strategic survival guide for men navigating separation, divorce, and the family law system. Written with directness, clarity, and hard-earned insight, the book speaks to men who have been blindsided by conflict and need more than encouragement—they need practical thinking, emotional control, and a plan.

Rather than offering false hope or empty reassurance, Tracey McMillan reframes separation as a high-stakes process requiring discipline, credibility, and sound decision-making. Readers are guided to protect what matters most—their children, finances, future stability, and sense of self—while turning anger, confusion, and fear into grounded strategy.

About the Author: Tracey McMillan is CEO of Queensland Family Law Practice and an experienced barrister focused on family law. Her work blends legal strategy with behavioural insight, helping clients navigate separation with greater clarity, reduced conflict, and a stronger sense of direction.

A Man’s Way through Relationships bridges personal growth and professional practice, offering a practical, trauma-informed approach to understanding men in relationships. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Dan Griffin explores how male socialization—what he calls “The Man Rules”—shapes emotional expression, often limiting connection, communication, and intimacy.

For men, the book provides a clear and relatable path toward greater self-awareness, accountability, and healthier relationships. For clinicians and helping professionals, it offers a gender-responsive framework with actionable tools to better engage men, address resistance, and support meaningful change. Rather than relying on quick fixes, the work guides men to recognize patterns, develop emotional skills, and build more authentic, lasting connection.

About the Author: Dan Griffin is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and expert on men’s relationships and masculinity, with a particular focus on trauma and addiction. His professional background includes more than three decades in the mental health and addictions field, and his work continues to help men and professionals redefine healthier models of connection and recovery.

Autism 2 Awesome is a powerful story of fatherhood, resilience, and unwavering belief. When Kerry L. Brooks’s son was diagnosed with autism in 2003, his family was given a devastating prognosis. Rather than accept limitation as destiny, Kerry and his wife chose to pursue possibility—searching not for a cure, but for strategies that would help their son reach his highest potential.

What followed was a journey marked by perseverance, learning, advocacy, and growth. From early uncertainty to high school honors graduation, this book offers hope and encouragement to parents facing unexpected challenges, reminding us that progress is possible, instincts matter, and every step forward is worth celebrating.

About the Author: Kerry L. Brooks is the founder of the Autism 2 Awesome Strategy Academy. He has also worked in federal law enforcement for nearly three decades. Through his writing and training, he helps parents and families transform crisis into action, possibility, and hope.

My 30 Years with the California Department of Corrections is a powerful account of transformation, redemption, and renewed purpose. Terrance Hunter shares a deeply personal journey shaped by hardship, fatherlessness, loss, and a tragic decision that led to a 17-years-to-life prison sentence. Yet within the confines of incarceration, his life began to change through love, grace, and a profound spiritual awakening.

What began in bitterness and pain became a story of acceptance, inner freedom, and extraordinary change. This book offers a living testimony that no life is beyond redemption and that even in the darkest places, transformation is possible. It is a message of hope for anyone who believes in second chances, healing, and the power of faith to create a new beginning.

About the Author: Today, Terrance Hunter serves as President and Director of Empowering the Fatherless. He is committed to guiding youth, strengthening fathers, advocating for nonviolence, and helping others understand that violence is never the answer. His life now stands as a witness to grace, responsibility, and the possibility of becoming the man God intended him to be.

Post-Traumatic Growth: From Ashes to Beauty is a powerful testimony of brokenness, survival, and restoration through the healing power of Jesus Christ. Born in Venecia, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and raised in Hempstead, Texas, Alex Rodríguez writes from a life marked by hardship, abuse, addiction, war, and profound loss—yet also by faith, endurance, and the transforming grace of God.

This book does not stop at survival. It points readers toward post-traumatic growth: the journey from pain to purpose, from shame to healing, and from ashes to beauty. With honesty, conviction, and hope, Alex offers encouragement to those carrying trauma of their own, reminding them that scars do not have the final word and that God can still restore what suffering tried to destroy.

About the Author: Alex Rodríguez is a decorated combat veteran who served in both the United States Marine Corps and the Army National Guard. He has spent the past decade working in mental health, nonprofit leadership, and pastoral counseling, and continues to inspire others through writing, speaking, and counseling rooted in redemption, restoration, and hope.