Risa August

Risa August is an award-winning author, screenwriter, TEDx speaker, Gestalt practitioner, and patient advocate. Her work explores transformation, curiosity, connection, and what it means to create a life beyond the one we thought we were supposed to live. Her memoir, The Road Unpaved, chronicles the unexpected journey that followed a brain tumor diagnosis and became a catalyst for profound personal change. Risa brings that same curiosity and willingness to embrace the unknown to her writing, speaking, creative work, and everyday life.