December 13, 2024 – Sex Talk Dr. Stephen Furlich and Trauma is a Catalyst Carrie Rickert

Dr. Stephen Furlich – Author of Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages

Dr. Stephen Furlich is the author of Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication. He is also the best-selling author of a breakthrough book, Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages. He has taught and researched communication at the university level for over 20 years. He has taught a variety of communication courses with the main focus of better understanding oneself and others. Often, his research projects and the courses that he taught, complemented each other and lead into innovative directions. Dr. Furlich has been an associate professor at Texas A&M University since 2018 and served as an assistant professor there for five years prior to that. He has presented at many conferences, including: DFW Metroplex Linguistics Conference, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, E-Learning Conference, National Communication Association Conference, Southern States Communication Association Conference, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, and International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association. Dr. Furlich, who was recently interviewed by One America News Network, has been published in numerous journals, including: Texas Speech Communication Journal, Kentucky Journal of Communication, The Florida Communication Journal, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Academic Exchange Quarterly, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, and Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. His communication paradigm is from a receiver’s perspective. This places the emphasis on the listener to better understand from the speaker’s perspectives and as a speaker emphasizing understanding from the listener’s perspectives. Both of these become more challenging as differences increase between the speaker and listener. Dr. Furlich has become fascinated with technological advancements in science that have enabled a better understanding of communication. Without these scientific advances, understanding communication is quite limited. This line of research has inspired him to write this book to bring together many different scientific studies to better understand the role of biology with nonverbal communication cues. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education, a Master of Arts in Communication Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas Tech University. He resides in McKinney, Texas.





Carrie Rickert – Principal at Nomis Advisors and Author of Trauma is a Catalyst 

Carrie Rickert brings more than fifteen years of coaching experience, working with 300 CEOs and small business owners in deep-dive analysis for understanding their concerns, needs, and areas of improvement, for themselves and for their business. This, plus her own trauma recovery process makes her ideal to coach others going through their own post-acute trauma journey. Carrie has examined her own life, post-trauma, and wondered… now what? Through a lot of determination and resilience, she has created the life she wants to live. Carrie’s true passion is in helping others navigate their own murky waters – to provide support when it seems like there is no roadmap. Carrie has a BS in Clinical Psychology from Towson University and an MFS in Forensic Sciences from George Washington University. Carrie is the creator and host of the Podcast, Transformational Trauma and Healing.