On October 13, join Mike de la Rocha at Medicine for Nightmares in San Francisco’s Mission District for an intimate conversation with Community College Educator Lorena Gonzalez about his USA Today bestselling memoir, Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love. Together, they’ll explore masculinity, identity, and healing generational wounds, as Mike shares what he’s learned over the past year bringing Sacred Lessons to communities across the country through his book tour and iHeartMedia-produced podcast.

Mike de la Rocha is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and leading voice in men’s healing and emotional transformation. He’s the co-founder of Revolve Impact, an award-winning creative agency merging art and activism, and Tepito Coffee, a social enterprise creating jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals in partnership with Homeboy Industries. Named one of GOOD Magazine’s top 100 people changing the world, last year Mike released his bestselling memoir, Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How To Love (Regalo Press / Simon & Schuster), and hosts the critically acclaimed Sacred Lessons Podcast with iHeartMedia. 

Lorena Gonzalez is San Francisco born and raised transnationally in SF's TL, La Mission and Michoacan Mexico. Lorena has been a Bay Area community college educator for 27+ years as a counselor, La Raza Studies and Ethnic Studies profesora. She’s passionate about uplifting cultura, community organizing and social justice work. In addition, Lorena is a 20+year Aztec danzante cultural keeper, founding member of Chicano Elegance Foundation, CDMX Chicanx Sin Fronteras community, and is also active in the lowrider scene.