TEDx Talk – In the Age of Superheroes, Where Are The Fathers?
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Leonard Szymczak, MSW, LCSWis an author, psychotherapist, life coach, writing coach, and professional speaker based in Southern California. For more than 40 years, he has helped individuals and couples transform their lives through therapy, coaching, education, and writing in both Australia and America. Leonard served as the Director of the Family Therapy Program at the Marriage and Family Center in Sydney, Australia, and later worked with the Family Institute at Northwestern University.
He is the bestselling author of The Roadmap Home: Your GPS to Inner Peace; Fighting for Love: Turn Conflict into Intimacy, coauthored with Mari Frank; Power Tools for Men: A Blueprint for Healthy Masculinity (coauthored with Rick Broniec), Bob Cratchit’s Christmas Carol; Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol; Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, and the humorous novels Cuckoo Forevermore and Kookaburra’s Last Laugh.
Throughout his career, Leonard has presented countless seminars and workshops and written extensively on mental health, relationships, stress management, personal growth, and spirituality. His TEDx talk on fatherhood has been viewed over 110,000 times.
Throughout his career, Leonard has been committed to ongoing personal growth and believes firmly in the power of the individual to overcome adversity and transform one’s life. He utilizes the concept of the hero’s journey to help individuals rewrite their stories into amazing adventures. When connected to one’s inner GPS, individuals can shift problems and pain into opportunities for healing and growth.
At the heart of Leonard’s work is his belief: people are not broken—they simply need a better roadmap. Drawing upon the timeless concept of the Hero’s Journey, he helps clients identify the stories that have shaped their lives, overcome limiting beliefs, and create new stories filled with purpose, resilience, love, and fulfillment. By reconnecting with their own inner GPS, clients learn to transform adversity into opportunities for healing and growth.
Today, Leonard provides therapy, coaching, and professional speaking. Whether you’re seeking greater peace, stronger relationships, a new direction in life, or guidance in creating your own story, he is committed to helping you discover the path forward.
To reach Leonard, please send him an email at leonard@leonardsz.com.
You can also find him on social media: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
The Roadmap Home: Your GPS to Inner Peace
Fighting for Love: Turn Conflict into Intimacy
