Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who is afilliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indiananapolis, Indiana.  As the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank), she travels the country as the Singin' Scientist (listen to the Brain Bank Jingle).  She is the Consulting Neuroanatomist for the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute.  Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is currently the president of the NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate.  Visit her website

Brian Frazer is a former stand-up comic who has also written for a variety of television shows, including Mad TV, The Tom Green Show and Blind Date, where he met his wife, Nancy, when they were both thought-bubble writers.

He now writes regularly for Esquire and ESPN the Magazine, and has a monthly column for Los Angeles Magazine. Brian has also written for Vanity Fair, Premiere and Maxim. Visit his website.

P.M. Forni is an award-winning professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught for the past twenty years. He graduated from the University of Pavia in 1974 and received his Ph.D. in Italian at UCLA in 1981.

In 1997 Dr. Forni co-founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project. An aggregation of academic and community outreach activities, the JHCP aimed `at assessing the significance of civility, manners and politeness in contemporary society. He was also the co-director of "Reassessing Civility: Forms and Values at the End of the Century," an international symposium which took place at Hopkins in March 1998. He now directs The Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins.

Reports on his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. He has been a on a number of radio and television shows, including ABC's World News Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning and BBC's Outlook. For years he was a regular on-the-air contributor to the Baltimore NPR affiliate station and the nationally syndicated radio show The Satellite Sisters. Visit his website.

Christina Meldrum received her Bachelor of Arts in religious studies and political science from the University of Michigan. After working in grassroots development in Africa, she earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. She has worked for the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, Switzerland, and as a litigator at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family and is on the advisory board of Women of the World Investments. Madapple is her first novel.   Visit her website.

Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.

Dr. Dawna Markova is a former Senior Affiliate of the Organizational Learning Center at MIT and is now a consultant member of the Society for Organizational Learning. She is also a board member of the Visions of a Better World Foundation. She has established learning communities across the country, founded the Institute of Human Ecology and served as a faculty member at the Union Institute, and Lesley and Antioch graduate schools.

She is the author of The Smart Parenting Revolution, I Will Not Die An Unlived Life, No Enemies Within, How Your Child IS Smart, Learning Unlimited, has co-edited Random Acts of Kindness, and has been a frequent guest on National Public Radio. Visit her website.

Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Jessica Brody, 28, knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started self "publishing" her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples and electrical tape.

After graduating from Smith College in 2001 where she double majored in Economics and French and minored in Japanese, Jessica later went on to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development. In May of 2005, Jessica quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author. Between 2006 and 2007, Jessica sold two adult novels to St. Martin's Press and two young adult novels to Farrar, Straus, Giroux. The Fidelity Files, her debut, is now available in stores (in real binding) and the sequel, which she is currently completing, is slated for publication in the summer of 2009. The Karma Club, Jessica's debut YA novel will be released in the spring of 2010.

The Fidelity Files has already sold in the UK, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia and Taiwan (to date).Jessica now works as a freelance writer and producer. She currently writes for Yahoo's hilarious online TV recap show, "Prime Time in No Time." The most recent episodes can be viewed at: http://primetime.tv.yahoo.com

Additionally, Jessica produces feature-length films for Cyur Films. Please visit www.cyur.com for information on current and upcoming releases.  Visit her website.

Visit Jaime Mason's website and blog.

Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D. has more than thirty-five years of experience in law, psychology, and politics. He spent seventeen years in Washington, D.C.,where he built the American Psychological Association's Practice Directorate, and has held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and , where he lives with his wife, Debbie.  Visit his website.

Visit Dr. John Riolo's website and blog.

Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D. is a clinical research scientist, medical anthropologist, writer, speaker, thought leader, and change consultant. Her work over the past three decades explores the interface of consciousness, science, and healing. She  grew up in Detroit Michigan and received  a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree from Montieth College, Wayne State University. She went on to gain a Master's Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas, San Antonio and she received her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin. She also earned two post doctoral fellowships: one from the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at Science Applications International Corporation and one in Psychology at Stanford University.

 She is currently Vice President for Research and Education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Senior Scientist at the Research Institute at California Pacific Medical Center, and co-founder and Chief Learning Officer for the Integral Learning Corporation.

She has published hundreds of articles on consciousness studies in both scholarly and popular journals and has lectured widely on a number of topics, including talks at the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers Club. She has taught at Trinity University, Stanford University, and Harvard Medical Centers, as well as lecturing to community groups and book stores across the United States.

She is an engaging speaker with a rare ability to translate complex ideas into a common sense language that excites the imaginations of her audiences worldwide. Her books include: Consciousness and Healing. Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (Churchill Livingston/Elsevier, 2005) and Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (New Harbinger/Noetic, 2008). Visit her website.

Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Born in Lubbock Tx in 1969, I was reared in the rough and tumble world of farmers, ranchers, truckers and rednecks. I spent a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 80's and early 90's. I began a life of bouncing and other less honorable jobs at this time. I have been arrested more times than I'll talk about but never convicted. Been shot, stabbed, set on fire, and beat with everything from beer bottles to golf clubs.

I am the proud father of four great kids and the husband of a very patient wife who deals with my insanity to the best of her ability. I have spent the past 8 years trying to change my life and make up for some of the evil I've done. I am a Christian but not a good one (Thanks God for grace) and still trying to improve. I hope that I can make a difference in just one person's live through the Warriors Heart and if I do, it makes it all worthwhile.

You can contact me at coverland69@suddenlink.net or add me as a friend at http://www.myspace.com/performanceevolution

Visit my blog The Warriors Heart.

Thanks for your time.

Clint Overland

Visit Dr. Bohdi Sanders website, blog, and MySpace page.

Born in Lubbock Tx in 1969, I was reared in the rough and tumble world of farmers, ranchers, truckers and rednecks. I spent a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 80's and early 90's. I began a life of bouncing and other less honorable jobs at this time. I have been arrested more times than I'll talk about but never convicted. Been shot, stabbed, set on fire, and beat with everything from beer bottles to golf clubs.

I am the proud father of four great kids and the husband of a very patient wife who deals with my insanity to the best of her ability. I have spent the past 8 years trying to change my life and make up for some of the evil I've done. I am a Christian but not a good one (Thanks God for grace) and still trying to improve. I hope that I can make a difference in just one person's live through the Warriors Heart and if I do, it makes it all worthwhile.

You can contact me at coverland69@suddenlink.net or add me as a friend at http://www.myspace.com/performanceevolution

Visit my blog The Warriors Heart.

Thanks for your time.

Clint Overland

Visit Dr. Bohdi Sanders website, blog, and MySpace page.

Kate McLaughlin was born and raised in Ontario, California. She attended Chaffey High School and graduated magna cum laude from the University of La Verne with a liberal arts degree. She married her high school sweetheart, attended graduate school at Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino, and worked in the Upland School District. Her three children were born in Southern California.

 After teaching elementary school, coordinating special programs, and training fellow teachers and classroom aides for over a dozen years, Kate began her writing career. As a columnist for Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time-Warner, Kate wrote dozens of magazine articles, then added two regional gardening books to her list of achievements before switching gears to write, speak, and advocate on topics related to Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and mental health.

Kate frequently writes and speaks to Parent-Teacher groups, high school and college students, mental health consumers and their families, and other community members. She is a member of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the Juvenile Bipolar Research. Visit her website www.katemclaughlin.net. 

Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.

Robert Rummel-Hudson has been writing online since 1995. During that time, his work has been recognized by the Diarist Awards at diarist.net, including citations for Best Writing (1999 Q4), Best Overall Journal (2000 Q1), Best Account of a Public or News Event (2001 Q2, on the execution of Timothy McVeigh), Best Dramatic Entry (2002 Q3), and the Legacy Hall of Fame Award (2004 Q4). He has served as a featured panelist at JournalCon, an annual conference for online writers, in 2001, 2003 and 2004. His online writing has been featured in articles in the Austin Chronicle (August 2000), the Irish Times (summer 2003) and the New Haven Register (April 2003). More recently, his work has been featured in Good Housekeeping (February 2008) and Wondertime (March 2008).

Robert and his family currently live in Plano, Texas, where Schuyler attends a special class for children who use Augmentative Alternative Communication devices. Much of her days are now spent in mainstream classes with neurotypical children her age. Visit his website and his blog, Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords.

Kelly Lambert, Ph.D., is Chair of Psychology at Randolph-Macon College and the author, with Craig Howard Kinsley, of the text Clinical Neuroscience.  Lambert has published widely in Nature, Scientific American, Behavioral Neuroscience, and other scientific publications.  Her âsmart ratsâ research has been featured on ABCâs World News Tonight and other media.  A professor for over 20 years, she enjoys conducting neuroscience research with her students and sharing those finding to help people live more fulfilled and enjoyable lives.  She and her family live in Mechanicsville, Virginia.  Visit her website.

]]> Depression Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://psychjourney.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346850# deborah@psychjourney.com 00:52:12 brain, mind, cognition, depression, dr kelly Lambert, psychjourney, neuroscience Deborah Harper A Neuroscientist's Hands-On Approach to Activating Your Brain's Healing Power Clean http://psychjourney.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346619# Dr. Kevin Keough, creator of the Warrior Traditions Project and co-host of the Warrior Traditions and North Star Guardians Podcast, interviews Dr. Thomas B. Graboys, author of Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia published by Union Square Press.

Dr. Thomas B. Graboys is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is President Emeritus of the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and former attending cardiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Graboys has done early research in the area of cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death. More recently, Graboys has focused on second opinions for interventions in cardiology including catheterization, angioplasty, stents, and coronary bypass surgery.

In addition to his clinical research responsibilities, Dr. Graboys has served on the Editorial Board of the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology. He was chairman of a Subcommittee on Admissions at Harvard Medical School, and was Chairman of the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1980-1987. He was a 1986 recipient of the Broad Street Pump Award given by Physicians for Social Responsibility for his work in the antinuclear movement.

Dr. Graboys served as the host and associate producer of a cable television series entitled, "Critical Condition: The Nuclear Arms Race," and as a Medical Editor for "Physicians' Journal Update," seen weekly on the Lifetime Cable Network. He has also served on the National Board of Directors, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington, D.C. and the Advisory Board, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Dr. Graboys was also a member of the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (1997-2001).

Dr. Graboys is a graduate of Tabor Academy (Cum Laude), Cornell University, and New York Medical College (Alpha Omega Alpha). He completed his internal medicine training at the Boston City Hospital (1970-1972) and cardiovascular fellowship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (1974 1976). Additionally, Dr. Graboys was a Research Associate, Biodynamics Branch, at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, where he studied the cardiovascular effects of high gravitational stress.

Dr. Graboys is the author or co-author of approximately 170 publications and abstracts, co-author of a text, Angina Pectoris: Management Strategies and Guide to Interventions (1994), and has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He was the 1992 Recipient of the Harvard Medical School Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1995 Recipient of the Achievement Award in Preventive Medicine of the American College for Advancement in Medicine.

In May 1999, Dr. Graboys received the Harvard Medical School Class of 1999 NBI Humanism in Medicine Award.  Visit Dr. Graboy's website.

After beginning his working life as a janitor, Allan J. Hamilton, M.D., FACS, went on to attend Harvard Medical School and become the chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He is a script consultant in neurosurgery for Greyâs Anatomy, and lives outside of Tucson, Arizona. Visit his website  and Rancho Bosque website.

Rev. Crow has spent much of his life rediscovering healing techniques of his and other ancient people. He operates practices in Canberra and Sydney, travels throughout Australia and internationally,  conducting workshops, seminars and retreats. Rev. Crow is an exciting and dynamic speaker who âwalks his talkâ.  With fun and humor he demonstrates how to live from a spiritual perspective connecting with nature and the Creator.  He uses meditative journey, drums, rattles flute and ancient knowledge to provide life direction and understanding of traditional ways in modern times.  Crow teaches how to utilize nature for guidance and how to interpret the omens and signs that present themselves to us daily. Visit his website.

Visit Dr. Kevin Keough's blog and the Warrior Traditions blog.

Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.

LYNN WIESE SNEYD, AUTHOR is a freelance writer focusing on health and parenting issues. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1998, she received a writing fellowship at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois, where she began work on her  book Holistic Parenting: Raising Children To A New Physical, Emotional And Spiritual Well-Being.

Lynn became interested in Holistic Medicine as a result of her husbandâs degenerative nerve condition. After he endured seven years of unsuccessful conventional medical treatments, she decided to explore the world of Alternative Medicine. As she learned, she gradually incorporated changes in her familyâs lifestyle. A pantry of organic foods, a kitchen without chemical cleaners and a microwave, and a medicine cabinet full of herbal and homeopathic remedies have become her familyâs norms. In addition, her children no longer receive vaccinations. Her eight-year-old daughter has never been on an antibiotic, despite having childhood bouts with ear infections, sore throats, colds and flu.

After experiencing the simplicity and effectiveness of a holistic lifestyle, Lynn decided to write Holistic Parenting. The book explores such topics as Homeopathy, Herbal Medicine, Ayurveda, Organic Nutrition, Environmental Toxins, Vaccinations and Holistic Dentistry. 

She also contributed to Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom, written by David N. Russell, Ph.D, D.Sc., as well as How Happy Families Happen: Six Steps to Creating Emotional and Spiritual Health at Home, written by Audrey Ricker, Ph.D. Lynn's freelanced articles and poetry have appeared in publications around the country.  Lynn resides in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and 2 children. 

Lynn Wiese Sneyd directs the literary publicity division of Russell Public Communications, coordinating national, regional, and local publicity campaigns for authors of non-fiction and fiction works  Visit her webpage.

Amy Hill Hearth is the Peabody Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of bestselling author of Having Our Say: The Delany Sister's First 100 Years. A journalist by training, Ms. Hearth worked for The New York Times as an independent reporter from 1988 to 1992. Previously, she worked as a reporter and/or editor at newspapers in Massachusetts and Florida. Her magazine credits include Smithsonian and American Heritage She lives in New York City. To learn more about Amy Hill Hearth, visit www.amyhillhearth.com.

Visit the Psychjourney Podcast Blog and The Warrior Traditions Blog.

Professor Pittaro holds a masterâs degree in public administration (summa cum laude - 2000) and a bachelorâs degree in criminal justice (Whoâs Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities â 1989) from Kutztown University, Pennsylvania. He is presently a 4.0 doctoral student and student ambassador enrolled in Capella Universityâs School of Public Safety where he is pursuing his PhD degree in criminal justice. 

Prior to teaching, he worked for the Northampton County Department of Corrections in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he served in a number of administrative roles, including time spent as the lead Internal Affairs Investigator, Inmate Treatment Division Coordinator, Criminal Records Administrator, and Field Investigations Officer.  He has nearly 20 years of professional field experience working with both juvenile and adult criminal offenders and victims. He has also served as a youth advocate and mentor, a group facilitator for sexual offenders, a drug and alcohol counselor, and most recently as a child custody supervisor Northampton County Pennsylvaniaâs Orphans Court.

Professor Pittaro has authored several journal articles and has contributed to several book publications. Most recently, he authored the nationâs first and only criminal justice âquick studyâ academic reference guide. In addition to co-editing this particular volume, he also assisted the copyeditor in the final production stages of John Dempseyâs Introduction to Private Security text (Wadsworth, 2007); and is on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. Professor Pittaro is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators.  Visit his website.

Visit Dr.  John Riolo's websites The Insider, Your Advocate Online, and Mental Health Law and Ethics

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a former staff writer at The Village Voice and Time and has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and numerous other publications. He lives in New York City.  Visit his blog http://www.ta-nehisi.com

Ori Brafman has been a lifelong entrepreneur in business, government, and the nonprofit sector.  His projects include launching healthy fast food restaurants, leading political and advocacy campaigns, and co-founding Courtroom Connect, a wireless network company.    In 2001, Ori co-founded a network of more than 1000 CEOs working for peace and economic development projects.  The network was supported by the likes of venture capitalist John Doerr and the Ford Foundation and has catalyzed projects in the Middle East, Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, Ori has facilitated a course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.   

Oriâs book, The Starfish and the Spider (Penguin Portfolio) was released in October 2006. ---The book was named one of Amazonâs top 10 business books of the year.Ori has appeared on BBC, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal/MarketWatch video, CSPAN, AP Video, and National-Cable-Radio among others.  He has presented before audiences at Microsoft, Amazon, Stanford Business School, and Harvard Business School.   Ori holds a BA in peace and conflict studies from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford Universityâs Graduate School of BusinessVisit his website www.oribrafman.com/ and the Sway website www.swaybook.com. 

David Russell has lived in Denmark since 1969 and has worked in the health field since 1974. He holds an M.F.A. and Ph.D. For the last thirty years, David has taught Classical Health disciplines and Spiritual Psychology in Europe, Nepal, and the USA, as well as teaching wholistic health and Ayurveda in schools in Denmark and Norway. He has studied and practiced with classical masters in Europe, Nepal, and the Middle East in Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, and Islamic medicine. He is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and has taught ecumenical spirituality in Europe and Nepal as well as working in the chaplaincy programs at Wilmot Federal Prison and at the Tucson Medical Center. 

A founding member of the Danish Society for Integrated Medicine, David was instrumental in establishing the three major clinics for Integrated Medicine in Denmark. He has been medical consultant for Stop-Unge, a Danish clinic for drug and alcohol abuse. David has also taught in several Danish Hospital Nurse training programs, and a number of Public Education Health programs. 

David is the author of the book Healthy Solutions, and was medical consultant for the book Holistic Parenting. He has lectured for the International Congress of Probiotic Medicine, Institute of Noetic Sciences, American Academy of Biological Dentistry, Cancer Control Society, and at the University of Arizona on spirituality and medicine.

David is Founder and Director of the non-profit organization CARITAS TRADITIONALIS; an international project (NGO) whose goal is to create self-sustainable medical presence in economically depressed communities. Visit his website. 

Born in Lubbock Tx in 1969, I was reared in the rough and tumble world of farmers, ranchers, truckers and rednecks. I spent a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 80's and early 90's. I began a life of bouncing and other less honorable jobs at this time. I have been arrested more times than I'll talk about but never convicted. Been shot, stabbed, set on fire, and beat with everything from beer bottles to golf clubs.

I am the proud father of four great kids and the husband of a very patient wife who deals with my insanity to the best of her ability. I have spent the past 8 years trying to change my life and make up for some of the evil I've done. I am a Christian but not a good one (Thanks God for grace) and still trying to improve. I hope that I can make a difference in just one person's live through the Warriors Heart and if I do, it makes it all worthwhile.

You can contact me at coverland69@suddenlink.net or add me as a friend at http://www.myspace.com/performanceevolution

Visit Clint's blog.

Thanks for your time.

Clint Overland

Pamela Redmond Satran is also the author of Younger, Babes in Captivity, and The Man I Should Of Married. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, who is an editor for Reuters, and their three children. The coauthor of the bestselling baby-naming books Beyond Jennifer & Jason, The Baby Naming Journal and The Last Word On First Names, Satran is a regular contributor to Glamour, Good Housekeeping, and Parenting. Visit Pamela's website.

Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Bohdi Sanders is a writer, teacher, and martial artist. He has published several articles and has appeared on national radio programs. Bohdi is also an herbalist with a background in natural health, and is certified in the healing arts and energy work. He has trained in several martial arts, he has taught Shodokan Karate, and has done extensive research in wisdom literature. His writing focuses on how to live the lifestyle of the warrior through the teachings of ancient wisdom texts from across the ages, and from every corner of the earth. The wisdom from these texts, and the connection between them and the modern day warrior, is discussed on the Wisdom Warrior website. His new book, Warrior Wisdom: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Warrior, will be in the bookstores soon.

Visit Dr. Sanders website, blog, and MySpace page.

Jim Standing Bear Wheatley is a Comanche/Choctaw artist. His father was adopted and the road to discovering his ancestry has been a long and difficult. Jim's prayers come to him sometimes in the early morning with the sun, sometimes by a river bank, and sometimes when he is with his wife and son. Creating with the wood is his way of sharing what is inside. Even the wood is specially selected. Each piece must speak to his heart. Jim believes that using the pictures of the old ones is a way of honoring their lives and keeping their wisdom alive in all of our hearts.Some writings are original and some are quotes from great Native Americans of the past....

Special orders can be created if there is a saying or prayer that is meaningful to the person wanting the piece.The native peoples are very important to Jim. One of his greatest joys is speaking with the Elders and listening to their stories. Originally, the wood creations started because Jim had the need to share what was in his heart. He felt it was something he had to do. has become his way of getting in touch with his spiritual side. Visit the Dakota S.W. Traders website and the Tiger Mountain Ranch Resort website.

Pamela McDonald FA, WHCNP, PNP, FNP is a leading Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner, who has devoted her life to the prevention of heart disease and chronic illness by utilizing the bodyâs own genetic recipe and promoting the use of natural organic whole food. Pamela was born in Paisley, Scotland, and grew up in the southernmost part of England. She was originally trained at the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomewâs in London, then moved to California in 1981.

A Nurse Practitioner with advanced specialty training in surgery, womenâs health care, adult primary care, pediatrics, pediatric obesity, family practice, cardiovascular and heart disease prevention, nutrition, exercise, mind/body medicine, and botanical medicine, Pamela is also educated in allopathic, alternative, and integrative medicine. She is a graduate of the Andrew Weil MD Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.

Pamela lives in Northern California, just outside San Francisco, with her husband, Rick, and their three children. She works full time in her private practice, as well as in a primary care practice. Pamela often lectures to public and private groups. Visit her website.

Scott M. Davis, M.D., is an internist and addiction medicine specialist. A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Davis has served as the only full-time Addiction Medicine Physician in the world renowned Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage. Dr. Davis is widely regarded as a leading expert in the field of addiction medicine, garnering requests from numerous professional organizations including the California Board of Registered Nursing, American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and the U.S. Government's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). At the Betty Ford Center, he developed a protocol for opiate detoxification, which has become recognized as the national model of treatment for opiate addiction. He has been published in The Journal of Addictive Diseases, The American Journal of Cardiology, and Men's Health magazines.  Visit his blog.

Dr. Gary Marcus is Director of the NYU Infant Language Learning Center, and Professor of Psychology at New York University. Author of The Birth of the Mind, The Algebraic Mind: Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science, and editor of The Norton Psychology Reader, Marcus's research on developmental cognitive neuroscience has been published in over forty articles in leading journals such as Science, Nature, Cognition, Cognitive Psychology, and the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.

In 1996 he won the Robert L. Fantz award for new investigators in cognitive development, and in 2002-2003 Marcus he was a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. His 2008 book Kluge was a New York Times Editor's Choice. Visit his website.

 Darby Penney is a leader in the human rights movement for people with psychiatric disabilities and a former state mental health official who has experienced the mental health system inside and out. A Senior Research Associate with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., she is a 2007 fellow in Nonfiction Literature from the New York Foundations for the Arts.

Dr. Peter Stastny is Senior Psychiatrist at South Beach Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn, New York .a filmmaker of several documentary films dealing with mental health subjects, and the author of numerous scholarly papers on psychosocial treatments, self-help and empowerment, film history and mental health.

Visit The Lives They Left Behind website.

Dusty Miller, Ed.D.,is a clinical psychologist, writer, trainer, and internationally-recognized expert in the areas of trauma, addiction, and self-sabotage--including relationship self-sabotage such as distancing. She is the director of the ATRIUM Institute in Northampton, VA, Miller offers training, consultation, and workshops for professionals and paraprofessionals who work with traumatic stress, substance abuse, relational challenges, and more. She is author of Women Who Hurt Themselves, Addictions and Trauma Recovery, and Your Surviving Spirit. Visit her website.

Amy Sutherland is the author of Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched and Cookoff. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. She has a masterâs degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Her feature piece âWhat Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,â on which this book is based, was the most viewed and most e-mailed article of The New York Times online in 2006. Sutherland divides her time between Boston and Portland, Maine.Visit her website.

Pamela Paul is a contributor to Time magazine and the author of is a contributor to Time magazine and the author of Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony. She writes for such publications as The New York Times Book Review, Psychology Today, Self, Ladiesâ Home Journal, and The Economist, and she blogs for the Huffington Post.  She and her family live in New York. Visit her website.