Laura Davis

In her 30+ year career as an author, Laura Davis has written seven non-fiction books that have changed peoples’ lives. The Courage to Heal and The Courage to Heal Workbook paved the way for hundreds of thousands of women and men to heal from the trauma of sexual abuse. Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, a rich resource guide, co-authored with parenting expert Janis Keyser, helps parents develop a vision for the families they want to create. And I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation teaches the skills of reconciliation and peace building to the world, one relationship at a time. Laura’s ground-breaking books have been translated into 11 languages and sold more than two million copies. Her forthcoming book, a memoir due out in October 2021, Wholehearted: An Unlikely Mother-Daughter Love Story, tells the story of Laura’s dramatic and tumultuous relationship with her mother, Temme, from the time of Laura’s birth until her mother’s death. This story about “two souls who just wouldn’t quit each other” provides a no-holds-barred peek at the real Laura—the woman behind the teacher, the facilitator, and author. Laura’s love of words extends into her teaching live. She loves building communities of writers and teaches weekly writing workshops online and in Santa Cruz, California. When there isn’t a pandemic, she leads transformative writing retreats in northern California, Bali, Peru, Italy, Vietnam and other international destinations. As the founder and moderator of a free online writing community, The Writer’s Journey Roadmap, Laura sends out evocative writing prompts by email every Tuesday. In the course of her long career as a communicator, Laura has worked as a columnist, talk show host, radio reporter, radio producer, blogger, editor, and speaker. Words have always been at the core of her work and self-expression. Laura lives in Santa Cruz, California with her spouse Karyn and their new yellow lab puppy, Luna. She enjoys swimming, hiking, mahjong, making kombucha, motion theatre, her grandchildren, and of course, writing. To learn about Laura’s classes and retreats, subscribe to her weekly prompts, visit Laura's website. You can immediately download her free e-book, “Writing Towards Courage: A Thirty Day Practice,” at: www.lauradavis.net/courage www.lauradavis.net www.lauradavis.net/roadmap facebook: LauraDavis&TheWritersJourney Instagram: laurasaridavis