After working in the healthcare industry for more than 30 years, Nio unexpectedly stepped into the role of patient in 2021. She was at the salon getting her hair done when she started experiencing excruciating abdominal pain. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with an abdominal obstruction and sepsis. Despite multiple near-death experiences during surgery and treatment, Nio survived and made a full recovery. Now, on the other side of the healing process, and equipped with a new perspective on vulnerability, resilience, and the value of community, Nio is determined to empower and inspire others to live with meaning. Nio is a certified energy leadership practitioner who uses her coaching education, executive healthcare background, and life experience to help individuals and teams connect with their authentic selves, set and achieve goals, and cultivate a culture of community.
Elizabeth Ann Atkins is a best-selling author, an Emmy-nominated TV host, actress, and journalist who teaches how to unlock one's infinite potential to live and love in peace and purpose. Elizabeth created and hosts The Goddess Power Show with Elizabeth Ann Atkins(R), a podcast and YouTube channel exploring provocative topics to empower women to live bigger, better and bolder. Elizabeth and her sister Catherine M. Greenspan created Two Sisters Writing and Publishing(R), which has written and published 60 memoirs, novels, business books, poetry books, and journals since its creation in 2016. Elizabeth and Catherine have written and published dozens of books, including their mother's book, The Triumph of Rosemary: A Memoir, by Judge Marylin E. Atkins, which is being developed into a screenplay that will be shopped to Hollywood for a feature film. Their mother wrote the book herself, chronicling her controversial, interracial marriage to former Roman Catholic Priest Thomas Lee Atkins. Elizabeth has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan. She has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, NPR, and many other programs. As America's Book Coach, she helps aspiring authors achieve their dreams of becoming published authors. The bestselling author of 40 books, Elizabeth also co-hosts MI Healthy Mind, a weekly, Emmy-nominated TV show aiming to shatter the stigma of mental illness, addiction, and abuse. She is also a certified meditation teacher, a certified fitness trainer and a wellness advocate.
