Amy Jo Goddard

Amy Jo’s bio: Hailing from Military Dad and Recovering-Catholic-Proudly-Sandra-Dee-Mom, Amy Jo Goddard had no other choice but to become a educator just to sail the shaky waters of human experience and help her family survive. Actually they don’t really take advice from her. But thousands of others have—Amy Jo is author of Woman on Fire: Nine Elements to Wake up Your Energy, Personal Power and Intelligence and co-author ofthe best-selling classic Lesbian Secrets for Men, now in second edition. She earned her Master’s degree in Human Education at New York University and has been teaching and speaking about feminism and for over two decades, including her TEDx talk “Owning Your Power.” She facilitates empowerment programs and trains empowerment coaches and educators. Her Fire Woman Retreat is her annual empowerment event for women and queer folks who are on the path. She also works with companies to create workplace cultures that honor consent, equality, stellar communication and collaborative leadership. Her forthcoming film At Your Cervix, examines patient consent and bodily autonomy in gynecology and medical education, aiming to end unethical practices that harm both patients and medical students.