The Authors of Sensual Soul Shine 

Carrie J. Myers, MSW, RYT 500, author, poet, program developer, speaker, wife, mother, and grandmother, has been writing since she was 10 years old. Her poetry, which reflects the phases of her life, has helped her process her journey along the way. As a yoga instructor, she discovers new ways to dig deep into her subconscious, pulling from her practice, the words that hold higher meaning and growth. She hopes to inspire change in the hearts and souls of her readers, while holding space for each interpretation to resonate with each soul. Carrie is passionate about creating and recognizing the beauty in the mess that life can throw at us, at times. Her goal is to help readers to rediscover their authentic selves, revive, create, and excavate their light from within. 

Annette Vaucanson Kelly is a writer, mother and wild swimmer. A former blogger and climate activist, she writes about nature, feminism and mothering, to heal the story of who we are on this achingly beautiful planet. She is French and lives by the Irish Sea in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, with her Irish husband and their four children. 

Find her on Substack at Another World is Possible – https://substack.com/@annettevaucansonkelly

Elizabeth Nguyen, MD is a Vietnamese-American writer and psychiatrist. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents were refugees from Vietnam who arrived in Honolulu in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. She received her BA from Stanford University in Human Biology, her MD from Northwestern University, and her Psychiatry Residency and Child Psychiatry Fellowship training at UC Davis. She started her career in community mental health, with specific interests in cross-cultural psychiatry, the intersection of spirituality and mental health, and the healing power of water and the natural world. What makes her sensual soul shine are playing in water and the beauty of the natural world, sex, hot springs, yoga, massage, dancing, vibrant food, connection, and depth. She currently lives and works in private practice in Davis, CA. 

Heather Robbins was born and raised in Zionsville, Indiana. She received her B.A. in Philosophy from Indiana University and went on to receive her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Miami University. Shortly after beginning work she found herself fascinated by energy medicine and became a HighSpeed Energy Healing™ Practitioner. Her understanding of the physical realm coupled with her passion for energy gives her a unique perspective and ability to facilitate powerful shifts in those she works with. It is her mission to empower souls to align to their natural blueprint so that they may embody their truth in every way. It is her belief that when this is done, a person’s inner light can bravely and unapologetically shine for all to see. Heather currently lives in Northern Virginia with her two children. 

Katie May is a Sacred Feminine and Soul Embodiment Coach who believes in the power of women and their bodies.

She is an avid lover of connection and creating safe and sacred spaces for women to own their magic and tap into their own wildly sacred life through seasonal and cyclical living. She helps you get back in your body, reconnect to your inner wisdom, and lead from your soul.

Her offerings weave through Akashic Frequency and Heart, Wild Mother Love, and Sacred Feminine Wisdom.

With over 15 years of experience as a nurse in palliative and end of life care, she has learned so much about the resilience of the human spirit and also a deep desire for all of us to be seen, heard, and known. She practices in a way that honors the story of each individual and helps to elicit the deeper connection to the healing within.

Katie Weiper was born and raised in central Indiana. Tapping into her lifelong passion for kids, Katie graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelors in Education. She has a zest for constantly learning and loves teaching and helping others. Spending life with her dream husband whom she met in high school is one of her favorite parts of life. The two live just north of Indianapolis in a suburb with their four beautiful young children and a rambunctious golden retriever, all of whom Katie believes to be her most important teachers. Katie started on a quest to break social constraints, find true health and live authentically and with purpose almost a decade ago. She hopes to encourage those around her to live in their truth and follow their soul’s purpose. She will be forever indebted to her late mother-in-law, Lisa, for planting seeds of holistic, true living in Katie’s husband and within herself during the time they had together on earth. In her free time, Katie loves reading and learning, being in the sun, especially with her toes in the sand, spending time on the water at their family’s lakehouse, snuggled up with her husband and laughing with and learning from her children. Katie enjoys writing and has had a dream of becoming a published author. She is thrilled to be a part of this collaborative book.

Kim Lange (Huynh) is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and event curator from Honolulu, Hawai'i. She is passionate about cultivating meaningful, authentic connections in both large and intimate spaces, and fostering mental wealth in creative communities and beyond. Kim also serves on the Board of Mental Health Heroes and on the Advisory Board of Art With Impact, a nonprofit that promotes mental wellness by creating opportunities for young people to learn and connect through art and media. She has been practicing Vipassana (Insight) Meditation for over 25 years and began teacher training in 2023 through Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. 

Laurie Riedman is a personal and relationship coach, writer, and storyteller. After thirty-five years running her own PR and marketing firm, she transitioned her consulting to coaching, founding b.u. coaching to support those – like her – who  seek to embrace their truths and be their best selves in all aspects of their personal and professional lives. 

Writing and publishing essays on her blog More Than Words and publishing her memoir Diamonds in the Dirt: Stories From a Junkyard Girl are part of her healing journey. She has also published essays in Bluff & Vine. Her writing is included in two anthologies – one she co-edited with Susan Walter titled Badass Sisterhood and the forthcoming Sensual Soul Shine.

Siobhan Gannon is a holistic life coach specialising in the areas of energy healing, soul guidance and somatic sex and relationship coaching. Her business is Embodied Soulful Living and with over 15 years’ experience in the holistic health field, she’s trained in a multitude of modalities, each bringing its own unique magic to her ever evolving wellness toolkit! Based in scenic Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland, Siobhan is a solo mom to three amazing young adults.

Siobhan's own journey through chronic illness and burnout has fuelled her commitment to prioritising pleasure and healing. Over the last 15 years, she has embraced her healer's path, gaining wisdom, faith and trust. Drawing from personal and clinic experiences, she provides safe, compassionate support to women facing transitional challenges such as menopause, abortion, divorce, single parenting, fertility issues, pregnancy and birth trauma, chronic stress, sexual health, relationships, and generational trauma.