Opening Keynote - Dr. Lynyetta Willis

"Powerful P.A.T.H.S to Transform Your Family’s Intergenerational Drama" - 

When we transform the inherited dramas or unhelpful patterns passed down in our family, we create new legacies we’re proud to live and leave for our children and future generations. 

 

Following the keynote, audience members will be able to:

  1. Illuminate unhelpful patterns passed down in their family.
  2. Uncover ways that unhelpful intergenerational patterns can impact their ability to be the parent and ally their LGBTQIA child needs. 
  3. Explore 5 pathways parents and allies can take to transform unhelpful family patterns and strengthen their connection with their LGBTQIA child.

Dr. Lynyetta Willis, psychologist, family empowerment coach, speaker, and award-winning author - helps frustrated families break free from Stable Misery™ and unhelpful parenting and partnership patterns, so they can create more harmony at home. Over 20 years of journeying with countless clients led her to design the research-supported Elemental Living® Model and P.A.T.H.S. Relationship Framework. These powerful tools help families improve communication, minimize overreactions, and transform intergenerational trauma. Dr. Willis’s Harmony in the Home Couples Program and Triggered to Transformed™ Group Parenting Program have received rave reviews from couples and parents across the globe in South Africa, Israel, New Zealand, and Australia.
A sought after speaker, media contributor, and author, Dr. Willis’s multi-award winning book, My Forgotten Self: A Story about a Girl, a Powerful Encounter, and a Universal Message, received high acclaim from individuals such as Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of The Conscious Parent and “Oprah’s Parenting Expert.

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Jodie Rosenzweig

"Peace of Mind for Parents of College-Bound Students" - Jodie will share personal and professional insights to help families navigate the college process for trans and non-binary teens.

Jodie Rosenzweig is an independent educational consultant who provides families with one-on-one guidance through the college process, from identifying right-fit colleges to essay editing and scholarship searches. She resides in the Greater Phoenix area. Her two children attend university, including a trans daughter studying math on a full-ride academic scholarship. Their journey has given Jodie a parent’s perspective of the college admissions process, contributing to her empathy and compassion while working with teenagers and their parents.

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Kenny Davis

 "The Money Talk Every Person Deserves"-  Money talks. Yet, everyone believes more money will solve all your financial troubles, although my story will prove otherwise. This discussion will give an overview of money basics and provide you with practical tools and resources to make a difference in your financial future.

 

K. Kenneth Davis is a proud Transgender Male who is the CEO of “THE TRANS CAPITALIST L.L.C” which is the fastest-growing financial literacy resource for the Queer-Transgender community. He has spent the past three years teaching, coaching, and empowering hundreds of queer people around the world. His easy straight to the point entertaining lessons and relatable life strategies provide concrete results and cultivate skills that help people survive America's volatile economic climate. He is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and received a Masters of Finance from Pace University Lubin’s School of Business.

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Harris Hill

"Why Gender Euphoria is our Guiding Light" - Description TBA

Harris is a 30-something-year-old nonbinary person from Hertfordshire, UK. Harris realised they were trans/nonbinary in their mid-twenties and have since made the commitment to becoming the advocate they needed, but never had. To date, Harris has taught and coached over 30,000 people in their mission to educate the general population about gender identity. An entrepreneur and seasoned LGBTQ+ advocate, Harris is dedicated to making every story as familiar to us as our own.

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Dean Rasmussen

"How Living My Truth Led to a Life Worth Celebrating" - Dean's journey of motherhood to manhood takes you on a voyage from self-abandonment to living one's truth.  Join Dean as they share their path to a life worth celebrating. 

Dean (he/they) is a transgender man rebelling against the binary every chance they can. He and his partner Julie are parents to 8 remarkably unique humans, two of which are also trans. With a coming out story spanning nearly 20 years, a few sexualities and more than one gender, Dean has finally discovered what it means to live their most authentic life and spends his days teaching others how to do the same. Dean is a Life Coach whose passions are empowering the LGBTQ2S community, especially later in life transgender folks, parenting and personal growth. In many ways they’re just your everyday guy, in other ways, he is quite the anomaly!

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Anna Miller

"Showing Support from a Mental Health Perspective" - Description TBA

Anna Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas and the co-founder of The Empathy Paradigm, a mental health consulting business. She works as a therapist at the Dallas Therapy Collective, seeing clients who are dealing with issues including trauma, identity exploration, spiritual abuse, relationship issues, and more. She’s a proud advocate of the LGBTQ community and is passionate about raising awareness, educating, and promoting empathy for those in our community who don’t have a voice.

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JoMarie Einish

"How Non-Indigenous Persons can be Allies with Respects to Indigenous Gender Identity" **Intended for a mature audience** - Description TBA

Jo-Marie Einish is a Cree-Naskapi of Northern Quebec, Canada. They are two-spirit and their pronouns are They/Them/Theirs. They study Political Science at Concordia University while also studying part-time at Harvard, remotely. Subject to intergenerational trauma and colonial tactics of western society, Jo-Marie is passionate about decolonization and creating a space for First Nations people in the economic/social/political stream. They are passionate about human rights, and the wellbeing of all youth.

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Emmett Michael

"From Hiding to Healing: A journey of self-discovery through song" - Description TBA

Introspective and enthralling, with equal parts grit and grace, Emmet Michael is a musician who was built on his trials. Turning to music in his darkest times, he found solace in his ability to share his heart with others through his lyrics. Drawing on his experience of transitioning from female to male, living with mental illness, and battling addiction, his songs carry a tone of desperation and sorrow. With soulful melodies and heart wrenching lyrics, his music conveys a message that is both powerful and vulnerable. Entirely unique, yet familiar.

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Heather Torriente

"Making Your Outside Match Your Inside" - Description TBA

Heather has loved helping people look and feel their best as a Master Stylist for over 20 years. Her passion for helping create custom looks that honor the full expression of each of her guests has lent itself to helping guide the physical transformation of cherished guests in the local trans community. Most recently she has purchased Tantrum Hair Salon in Mesa, AZ. The first order of business as new owner was to make sure to clearly designate it as an LGBTQ+ friendly salon. Her mission is to make sure all people from all walks feel nurtured and safe within the welcome walls of her salon.

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