Laura Zam is a Certified Trauma Professional, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, HuffPost, NBC-TV, and other national media outlets. She is the creator of The Thrilling Life™, a science-backed framework for building resilience amid sustained pressure and change. Laura helps teams feel better, perform better, and recover faster from stress and adversity. She is also the author of The Pleasure Plan, a memoir about healing from trauma. With an extensive background in theater, she has performed at The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway, and internationally. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and too many throw pillows.