Kathy has authored 17 books, including “In the Heart of Life”, a memoir about her colorful life, is a popular speaker, and continues to write books, while playing an active role in Creative Visions, located in the Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism in Malibu.
Margarita Reyes is the sister of Elias Reyes Jr. Elias who served with Second Battalion, Seventh Marines (2004-2008). In April 2014, Elias lost his life to suicide. Since then, Margarita has devoted her life to ending the veteran suicide epidemic. When she lost her brother, 2/7 veterans supported her family through the devastating loss.
The beginning for Logan Gelbrich was very specific: become a Major League Baseball player. The path to attempts such a specific, lofty goal led Logan through a winding road from big home runs on ESPN, spring training with the San Diego Padres, the CrossFit Games, a Guinness Book world record in strongman, and a deep dive into the psychology of how we develop in general.
David shares not only about his experience as a newcomer to Kurdistan in his first year there, but also of his trips back to the region in the six years that followed. He shares how violence eventually did hit close to home – taking the life of his former roommate and fellow teacher – and how that spurred on his last trip to Sulaymaniyah in 2012. He then talks about the dizzying speed with which the region modernized, about the rise of ISIS in the years after he left, and the Kurds’ continued quest for full independence.