Diana is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ten books, including her popular romantic memoir, Send Me Someone: A True Story of Love Here and Hereafter.  She was the first coauthor with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen in the popular book series, Chicken Soup for the Soul (500 million sold).  Diana has always focused on bringing people together for enjoyment and upliftment.  She hosted a long-running television series with her late husband Paul von Welanetz. Diana and Paul founded the Inside Edge (www.InsideEdge.org), a weekly breakfast speaker forum in Southern California that helped launch the careers of many of the most celebrated authors and transformational speakers of the past thirty-five years including Jack Canfield, Dr. Barbara DeAngelis and Louise Hay. 

These days, Diana delights in offering online courses, individual coaching, and hosting women’s wisdom circles.  She reminds us to use joy as a compass in manifesting our greatest potential lives. Recently she became the spokesperson along with Tony Robbins for NuCalm, an app she calls the most life-enhancing tool she has ever discovered. She will soon share her wisdom, tips, practices, and insights in her forthcoming eleventh book, Expect Magic!