Carolyn Sharp, LICSW, is a TEDx speaker and the author of the award-winning book Fire It Up: Four Secrets to Reigniting Intimacy and Joy in Your Relationship (Flashpoint Press, 2025). With nearly three decades of experience as a therapist, coach, and retreat leader, she helps individuals, couples, and organizations build healthier relationships through neuroscience-informed, attachment-based, experiential work.

Her TEDx talk, “Connection = Survival,” reflects the heart of her mission: many of the world’s problems are relationship problems, and Curiosity, Compassion, and Connection are learnable skills that can heal both our personal lives and our communities. Carolyn believes powerfully in the power of play and uses humor, real life stories from her own experiences, and a lot of grounded humor to make the experience both valuable and fun!