MAY 31

Emily is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Come As You Are and The Come As You Are Workbook, and coauthor, with her sister, Amelia, of New York Times bestseller Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Her next book, Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections will be out in January 2024.

Emily earned an M.S. in counseling and a Ph.D. in health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. She lives in Massachusetts with two dogs, a cat, and a cartoonist.

JUNE 1

Blair is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Department of Urology at Oregon Health & Science University specializing in Gender-Affirmation Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction. Presently he is the Director of the Advanced Gender-Affirming Surgery Fellowship at OHSU. Since 2021, he has also been entrusted with the responsibility of Research Director for the Division of Plastic Surgery.

His unique training background, clinical research, advocacy work and community background have established him as a leader and expert in the field of Gender-Affirming Surgery. They are an international award-winning researcher with an extensive research portfolio regarding outcomes and techniques in gender-affirming surgery, genital surgery, novel nerve transfers, sensory outcomes in phalloplasty and extensive work on LGBTQ+ representation in surgical fields. He is a member and steadfast activist for the LGBTQIA+ community and advocates across the country for policy change and protections for LGBTQ+ people.