Colette Lafia is an award-winning writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has spent decades guiding individuals into deeper contemplative practice through workshops, retreats, and one-on-one spiritual direction. A former school librarian and regular presenter for Spiritual Directors International, she brings a rare blend of poetic sensibility, contemplative depth, and accessible warmth to her work. Her new book is Leaving the Shore: Experiencing Poetry as Prayer (Monkfish Book Publishing, 2025). Learn more at colettelafia.com

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Peter Gribble is a writer and a lifelong student of history whose work explores the intersections of knowledge, power, and the human condition. His fantasy series, “The City of the Magicians,” is set in a civilization that rejects traditional warfare. The series examines how intellect, psychological strategy, and telepathic abilities can be both a society’s greatest strength and its most dangerous vulnerability.

Influenced by his childhood in postwar France—where silence about the war was as pervasive as its lingering shadows—Gribble crafts stories that explore the dangers of complacency and the consequences of pacifism and brutality colliding.

Gribble studied art at Sheridan College School of Design, experimental psychology at the University of Toronto, and education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He has written for NUVO and various British Columbia publications, including gardening columns for two journals over a decade. His time working in bookstores reinforced his belief in the power of books to inspire, challenge and transform. Learn more at PeterGribble.com.

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Neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Jennie Byrne (Dr. B) is changing that conversation. In her book “ADHD in Professionals: Embracing Your Brain,” she reveals why ADHD is often missed in leaders, why stigma runs deep, and what actually helps.

Dr. B is a refreshingly candid guest who blends real patient stories with sharp insights on leadership, gender differences, and the future of ADHD care. She challenges the idea of being “too high functioning” and reframes ADHD as a difference in directing attention, not a lack of it.

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