AUTHOR EVENT | Jamie Rose: Facing Madame X

Join the Palm Springs Cultural Center for an inspiring discussion of Jamie Rose's powerful new book Facing Madame X: The Tools® for Women which brings a women’s perspective to the work of Rose's mentor (legendary therapist Phil Stutz, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Tools and subject of the hit Netflix documentary, Stutz). Facing Madame X: The Tools® for Women teaches readers how to identify and neutralize the inner saboteur that has suppressed, disconnected, or overpowered their potential.

4PM Conversation | Free Event

5PM Book Signing

Jamie Rose is the author of Shut Up and Dance! (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011) and the forthcoming Facing Madame X: The Tools® for Women (Arcade, 2026). After more than forty years as a working actress in film, television, and theater, she transitioned into writing and coaching, where she works with people from all walks of life to overcome their inner critics and unlock their potential. A longtime mentee of Phil Stutz—the psychiatrist featured in Jonah Hill’s Netflix documentary Stutz—Jamie combines psychological tools, myth, and personal storytelling to help people transform self-sabotage into strength, whether in creative work, relationships, or everyday life.

Meredith Maran is the queer, septuagenarian, award-winning author of 14 books about how things are versus how they should be. A book critic and contributor to The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Fodor’s Travel, and many other publications, Meredith lives in Los Angeles and Cathedral City, California.

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Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United States

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