Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful: A First-Aid Kit for the Emotional Bumps, Scrapes, and Bruises of Life

Ryan Stanley is a creative entrepreneur known for his natural ability to connect with, understand and empower people around him wherever he goes. Since graduating from The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) in 2009 as a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) Ryan has focused most of his coaching career on musicians and others in the music industry. Ryan also spent six years working within iPEC's Admissions Department, coaching those interested in a career as a professional coach. As the Internal Coach for iPEC, Ryan coached iPEC's employees on everything from daily professional growth to how they want to show up in other more personal areas of their life. Ryan is married and has two boys. He lives in Hunterdon County, NJ. He is also a podcast host, screenwriter, speaker, and Phish fan.

Laura Lavender is a renowned calligrapher, bestselling author, illustrator, and Craftsy Instructor from Vancouver Island, Canada. Professionally trained and with a BA in fine Arts, Laura has worked as a calligraphy scribe, illustrator, and designer since 2008. In that time, She has designed for greeting card companies, big brands, lettered for book publishers and fashion designers.... and lots of interesting people having parties! She is the author of "Timeless Calligraphy" and co-author of the best selling book "Creative Lettering & Beyond," published by Walter Foster. She specializes in elegant calligraphy created with the pointed pen: traditional Copperplate and Spencerian, and a more loose & organic modern pointed pen style. She enjoys creating lovely block capital letters from the medieval, Victorian and art-nouveau era. Laura's illustration style tends to be romantic and inspired by the golden age of illustration, a time in which elegant illustration flourished during the late Victorian period.