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Globinar Book Author Monthly Stories, Tips and Techniques
Globinar Book Author Monthly Stories, Tips and Techniques
- Wednesday, May 20th at 8am PT / 11am ET / 3pm Accra / 4pm London / 5pm CET / 7pm Dubai / 8:30pm Mumbai / 11pm Singapore
- Thursday, May 21st at 12am Seoul + Tokyo / 1am Sydney
Strategic Leadership in Uncertain Times: The Art of the PivotJoin us for the Global Chamber Book Author Workshops, a series designed to empower aspiring authors and seasoned writers alike.
Speakers:
Dr. Michelle Boone-Thornton, Ed.D., QMHP
Dr. Michelle Boone-Thornton, Ed.D., QMHP, is a nationally recognized educator, mental health strategist, author, speaker, and advocate for women’s empowerment and workplace equity. Known affectionately as “The Unmasking Guru,” she is the author of Transforming Your Reality: Removing the Mask and the forthcoming Lessons from the Mourners Bench: A Bench, A Bible, and a Praying Auntie, which explores generational healing through faith, reflection, and truth-telling.
With over two decades of experience in human services, behavioral health, and higher education, Dr. Boone-Thornton currently serves as Assistant Program Director and Assistant Professor at Regent University. She is a global educator, having presented and led initiatives in Kenya, Spain, the Bahamas, Indonesia, and across the U.S., where her work continues to influence students, helping professionals, faith-based practitioners, and high-impact leaders.
As a World Civility Ambassador, Dr. Boone-Thornton’s international work aligns with her stateside mission—to equip underserved communities with the tools, language, and frameworks necessary to restore emotional wellness, navigate generational trauma, and cultivate transformative leadership rooted in compassion, faith, and justice. Her global presence reflects a consistent commitment to inclusion, dignity, and culturally responsive healing wherever she serves.
Dr. Boone-Thornton is also a dynamic voice in national conversations on business, leadership, and mental health. Through regular podcast features with the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NANBPWC) and appearances on the Black Business Olympics, she amplifies the experiences of Black women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. Her podcast segments—“Removing the Mask” and “Emotional Wellness Can’t Wait”—have helped normalize conversations around emotional trauma, invisible labor, and burnout in business spaces.
Her passion lies in equipping women—especially Black women—to confront external chaos with clarity and confidence. Whether helping a CEO reclaim her voice, guiding a trauma survivor through spiritual healing, or training a new counselor to lead with cultural humility, Dr. Boone-Thornton’s work is rooted in truth, transformation, and transparency.
In this workbook, Dr. Boone-Thornton offers Navigating the Storm: When the Outside World Comes In, a deep exploration of how external environments—especially workplace systems—disempower women, and how we can reclaim our agency, peace, and leadership.
“The storm is real—but so is your power. You weren’t born to carry the chaos. You were born to shift it.”
—Dr. Michelle Boone-Thornton
What if chaos wasn’t something to fear… but a space where transformation begins?
We’re all trying to survive something: information overload, emotional exhaustion, unpredictable work demands, broken systems, and personal storms that hit without warning. Operating in Chaos isn’t just a workbook; it’s a wake-up call and a lifeline for anyone ready to stop spiraling and start operating with clarity, control, and courage.
Inside, you’ll find the framework for what so many of us were never taught: how to navigate the chaos around us and within us, without losing ourselves in the process.
- Dr. Michelle Boone-Thornton opens the journey with a powerful Introduction and External Chaos chapter, unpacking the pressures we face from society, systems, relationships, the workplace, and circumstances we can’t always control.
- Dr. Debbie Hood guides readers inward in Internal Chaos, confronting the silent battles of fear, anxiety, identity, burnout, and emotional fatigue.
- Dr. Marcia Stewart brings the healing full circle in Managing Internal and External Chaos, offering practical tools to regain your footing, reset your priorities, and rise with intention.
Designed for individuals and groups, including churches, universities, sororities, businesses, workplaces, and community organizations, this workbook stands alone or pairs with our live workshops and podcast series, providing the support, structure, and spiritual insight needed to do more than just “get through it.”
This is not another book full of theory.
It’s a hands-on guide to help you stand tall in the storm and lead others through it, too.You don’t have to wait for the chaos to stop.
You just have to learn how to operate in it.
Dr. Marcia Stewart – Navy Veteran, International speaker, International author, and Coach
Dr. Marcia Stewart is a retired Navy Veteran, an international speaker, an international author, and a Coach who uses her experience and knowledge in workforce development to build and grow the workforce and leaders of tomorrow. Dr. Stewart uses her certifications in Coaching and Gallup to collaborate with organizations and individuals to identify ways to grow engagement, leaders, and employees and improve day-to-day operations. She continuously gives back to the community through her volunteer efforts with DAV, NABVETS, OSHAMA, HRISPI, and mentoring with in-person and virtual middle and high school students.
Debbie Hood, Ph.D. LP – Author- International Speaker- Professional Counselor- Educator
Debbie Hood, Ph.D. LPC is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Counseling at Hampton University.
The owner/ CEO of S.E.E. Clinical Services, LLC, Dr. Debbie Hood is committed to Strengthening, Educating, and Empowering women, children, families, and communities. Dr. Hood also provides training and clinical supervision for novice counselors. Dr. Hood is the former Hampton manager for Therapeutic Day Treatment services with the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board. She is the former Clinical Coordinator of the Hampton Juvenile Justice Services program with the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board. She received her B.S. in Psychology, from Francis Marion University (South Carolina) and an M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University, before eventually earning a Doctor of Philosophy- Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University (2011). Dr. Hood has had an extensive history of working in children’s mental health services. From an early start working in a daycare, group home setting, and inpatient psychiatric residential treatment center, she has been dedicated to becoming a holistic provider of mental health services. She has also been an adjunct instructor at South University within the Clinical Mental Health program. She also collaborated on an article with Regent cohort members, entitled, Cross-Cultural Supervision: Understanding the Unfamiliar Supervisee (2007). Dr. Hood is also a registered Clinical Supervision in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
She currently resides in Newport News, Virginia with her son.
Facilitator:
Dana Austin – Founder of Transformational Writers Academy & Executive Director at Global Chamber® Atlanta