Transgender Rights & Mental Health Advocate; Physician, Army Veteran & Author of "A Calling from the Bones"
Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA Biography
Dr. Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA, is a physician, veteran, author, and founder of She-Rises. A former U.S. Army paratrooper, Dr. Newsom’s life journey embodies resilience, transformation, and leadership at the intersections of medicine, military service, and gender identity. A graduate of West Point and Ranger School, she served as an airborne infantry officer before transitioning to medicine, where she built a distinguished career in nephrology and trauma care.
At age 63, Dr. Newsom answered an undeniable calling to transition, navigating the profound psychological, spiritual, and societal challenges of gender transformation. With a master’s degree in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, she explores identity through a Jungian lens, weaving myth, medicine, and personal experience into her work. She founded Finding Metis, a ketamine-based trauma therapy practice, and She-Rises, a unique women’s mental and wellness venue. Dr. Newsom authored "A Calling from the Bones," which details her late-in-life transition.
An advocate for transgender rights, mental health, and the integration of psychedelics in healing, Dr. Newsom has spoken to groups at SXSW, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Kuya, a wellness destination in Austin. She engages audiences on resilience, gender identity, addiction, and the archetypal forces shaping personal and collective transformation. With over four decades of experience across medicine, military service, and activism, Dr. Newsom brings unparalleled insight into navigating identity, adversity, and the evolving landscape of human consciousness.
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Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA Speaking Topics
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The Edge of Becoming: How Radical Change Makes Us Whole
From gender transition to soul initiation, Sheila Newsom tells her story of transformation with raw honesty and mythic vision. This talk offers a roadmap for any audience facing personal or collective upheaval.
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The Athena Principle: Leading with Nuance in an Age of Force
We are entering a time where care is the new courage. Drawing from her military background and mythic wisdom, Sheila Newsom explores how feminine intelligence is essential in modern leadership.
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Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Edge of Becoming: How Radical Change Makes Us Whole, The Athena Principle: Leading with Nuance in an Age of Force, She-Rises: A New Model for Health, Power, and Sacred Resistance, Love as Dark Matter: Why What We Can’t See Still Holds Everything Together, The Sacred Exit: Dignity, Autonomy, and Choosing a Mythic End and From West Point to Womanhood: A Journey of Identity, Resilience, and Transformation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA generally travels from Austin, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shane Ortega, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Carey Lohrenz, J.R. Martinez and Montel Williams. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sheila Grace Newsom, MD, MA for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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