Dominic Cappello

As our nation teeters on the brink of madness, Dominic Cappello's candid reflections and vivid imagery offer a prescription for personal and societal healing in The Traumatized Doctor's Diary. Cappello grew up in Costa Mesa, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Through a series of random, intentional, and inexplicable events, he navigated his way through life and higher education working as Captain Hook at Disneyland, a waiter, teacher's aide, artist, director of animated shorts, university strategist, systems change consultant, and designer of AI-enhanced learning tools focused on strengthening public health, education, safety, and social justice. New York Times bestselling author Cappello's work gained national attention when The Oprah Winfrey Show featured his Ten Talks book series on family health developed with Dr. Pepper Schwartz. His doctoral research focuses on transformational learning leading to solution-focused action, and his 100% Community book series, co-authored with Dr. Katherine Ortega Courtney, includes Anna, Age Eight, David, Age 14, Operationalizing the Social Determinants of Health, The 100% Community Model, 100% Community, and Attack of the Three-Headed Hydras. Armed with pen, journal, and storyboarding software, Cappello divides his time between his home base in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and writing retreats in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, crafting narratives and solutions for a better tomorrow.