Mark Matousek
Mark Matousek, M.A., is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker, as well as the founder of The Seekers Forum, an online community for non-sectarian dialogue and self-inquiry. He is the author of eight books including Lessons From an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story, When You’re Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living, Ethical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life, and Writing To Awaken. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including the New Yorker, Details, Harper’s Bazaar, The Chicago Tribune, O: The Oprah Magazine, and many others. A MacDowell Fellow and graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he is a founding member of V-Men (with Eve Ensler), an organization devoted to ending violence against women and girls. Mark offers workshops internationally using his Writing To Awaken method, which has helps thousands of people around the globe to reach their artistic and personal goals. He lives in Springs, New York.