Diane Dreher

Diane Dreher, PhD, is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the bestselling Tao of Inner Peace and Pathways to Inner Peace. She is an award-winning university professor and positive psychology researcher whose work o hope has been recognized internationally. Her books, workshops, and webinars blend the wisdom of the past with powerful strategies from contemporary psychology and neuroscience to help us meet the challenges of our time with greater courage, creativity, and hope. Diane's books have been translated into ten languages, and her work has been featured in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Science of Mind, radio and TV talk shows, podcasts, webinars, and websites on leadership and personal growth. She has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as a master's degree in counseling, and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Diane is currently professor emeritus and associate director of the Applied Spirituality Institute at Santa Clara University in California, and a lecturer in the Positive Psychology Guild in the United Kingdom.