Author - Business Leader - Advocate
“Buried beneath the weight of society’s progress lies a silent epidemic: the profound and lasting impact of childhood trauma, a force that not only shatters individual lives but threatens the very foundation of our collective humanity—a force greater than gravity.”
A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
Every day, millions of Americans wake up carrying invisible wounds that shape every aspect of their lives—their health, relationships, career success, and even their lifespan. These aren’t battle scars from war zones or accident victims. They’re the hidden aftermath of childhood trauma, and they’re quietly destroying our society.
What if humanity’s greatest health crisis has been hiding in plain sight?
In Greater Than Gravity, Michael Menard exposes a devastating truth: Childhood trauma is the most prevalent epidemic facing humanity and no one is talking about it. 180 million American adults carry the scars of childhood trauma and 50 million children will experience it before their eighteenth birthday, hemorrhaging $14.1 trillion from our national economy annually, dwarfing cancer, heart disease, and stroke combined.
After building a corporate empire and creating fourteen revolutionary patents, Menard made a discovery that stopped him cold. While writing his memoir about growing up with thirteen siblings, he realized their “tough childhood” was actually complex trauma. Its deadly fingerprints were everywhere—two brothers lost to addiction, his family stalked by depression, and invisible wounds that bled across generations.
Awareness
Most people don't recognize childhood trauma or understand its devastating impact. We're working to make childhood trauma as visible and urgent as cancer or heart disease—because the statistics show it's deadlier than both combined.
Prevention
Healing
Why Now?
The science is clear, the interventions work, and the cost of inaction is staggering. We lose 645 million years of human potential to childhood trauma—71 times more than heart disease. A company with 130,000 employees lose over $1 billion yearly due to trauma’s impact on their workforce.
This isn’t just about saving children—it’s about saving humanity from a force truly greater than gravity.
As Elie Wiesel said, “We are each responsible for the evil we do not prevent.” UACT exists because the time for prevention is now.
Join us at www.UACTNOW.com in creating the counter-force that lifts humanity up
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Transformational Speaker | Corporate Strategist | Childhood Trauma Advocate
The Speaker Who Changes Everything
The Speaker Who Changes Everything
Michael J. Menard doesn’t just deliver presentations—he delivers awakenings. As one of the most sought-after speakers addressing the intersection of corporate performance, human potential, and societal transformation, Michael brings a rare combination of executive gravitas, innovative thinking, and profound personal insight that leaves audiences fundamentally changed.