Diane Dreher

Diane Dreher is the author of the bestselling, The Tao of Inner Peace as well as her new book, Your Personal Renaissance, The Tao of Personal Leadership, The Tao of Womanhood, and Inner Gardening. Her books have been published in ten languages and distributed throughout the world.

Diane has been a teacher, spiritual counselor, workshop leader, and retreat director for over twenty years. In her writing, teaching, and counseling, she has helped thousands of people discover their life's work. Her latest book, Your Personal Renaissance, draws upon her research on the lives of over one hundred Renaissance artists, writers, scientists, and saints as well as leading research in positive psychology to show how people can discover their own callings today.

Diane has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as credentials in spiritual counseling and holistic health. She is Professor of English and Research Associate at the Spirituality and Health Institute, Santa Clara University. She has been interviewed on radio and television and featured in USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, Redbook, Glamour, Working Woman, Entrepreneur, and on numerous web sites on leadership and personal growth.

Diane lives in California with her husband, neuroscientist Dr. Robert Numan, their dachshund Ginny, and horse, Little Darlin'.