Lenore Skenazy
Lenore Skenazy is president of Let Grow, a non-profit promoting childhood independence and resilience, and founder of the Free-Range Kids movement. She is also a speaker, blogger, syndicated columnist, author, and reality show host.
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Angela J. Hanscom
“Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children,” will be released April 22nd, 2016 from New Harbinger in the U.S.
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B. Brett Finlay
Dr. B. Brett Finlay is a Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. He obtained a B.Sc. (Honors) in Biochemistry at the University of Alberta, where he also did his Ph.D. (1986) in Biochemistry under Dr. William Paranchych, studying F-like plasmid conjugation. His post-doctoral studies were performed with Dr. Stanley Falkow at the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he studied Salmonella invasion into host cells. In 1989, he joined UBC as an Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Laboratory. Dr. Finlay’s research interests are focussed on host-mic
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Daphne Miller
Ever since a high school biology teacher informed me that clover produces a hormone similar to human estrogen, I have been fascinated by how our external ecosystem is linked to our internal one. I am a practicing family physician, author and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco and mother of two nature-lovers. I'm also a contributing columnist to the Washington Post as well as other newspapers and magazines. I received my medical degree from Harvard University and did my residency and a research fellowship at the University of California San Francisco.
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Jody Carrington
Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams.
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A speaker, author, and leader of Carrington & Company, she uses all she has been taught in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with. Jody has worked with kids, families, business leaders, first responders, teachers, farmers and has spoken in church basements and world-class stages; the message remains the same – our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first.
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For over 14 years, she has run the healthy living platform, Going Green with Lisa Bronner, through which she has guided many in their transition to greener, simpler, more abundant living. She provides myriad Green-It-Yourself (GIY) recipes for home and body; guidance on ingredient safety and label decoding; and principles for a mindful and resilient life. Her first book, Soap & Soul: A Practical Guide to Minding Your Home, Your Body, -
Sara Zaske
Sara Zaske is a writer who has bounced from the US to Germany and back again. Her articles have appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, The ATLANTIC.COM and TIME.COM among other places.
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Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. She is the creator of Be Connected Digital, where she teaches people all over the world how to have healthy relationships.Her work has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, Forbes, and Time, and her research has appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals. Dr. Tracy’s upcoming book, You, Your Husband, and His Mother, will be released Fall 2025. She is the author of the book I Didn't Sign Up for This and the host of the top-100 parenting podcast Dear Dr. Tracy. The owner of the mental health clinic Integrated Wellness, she lives in Ottawa with her husband and two children.
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Minna Dubin
Minna Dubin (she/her) is the author of MOM RAGE: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood (Seal Press). Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, Oprah Daily, Salon, The Times, Lit Hub, Parents, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Romper, The Forward, Hobart, MUTHA Magazine, and Literary Mama. Minna has an MA in Transformative Language Arts from Goddard College and a BA in Cultural Studies from The New School. She is the recipient of an artist enrichment grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, the BBC, and NPR. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two kids, and no pets because enough is enough. Follo
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Victoria Dunckley
Victoria L Dunckley MD is an award-winning integrative child psychiatrist and leading expert on the physiological impacts of screen-time on the brain and body. She blogs monthly for Psychology Today, and has been a featured expert on such media outlets as the TODAY show, NBC Nightly News, Fox News LA, and NPR.
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Kim Brooks
Kim Brooks is the personal essays editor at Salon. Her first novel, The Houseguest, will be published in 2016 by Counterpoint Press and her memoir, Small Animals: A Memoir of Parenthood and Fear, will be published in 2017 by Flatiron Books/ Macmillan. Her stories have appeared in Glimmer Train, One Story, Five Chapters and other journals and her essays have appeared in Salon, New York Magazine, and Buzzfeed. She lives in Chicago with her husband and children.
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Adam Szetela
Adam Szetela earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Literatures in English at Cornell University. Before that, he was a visiting fellow in the Department of History at Harvard University. He writes for The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek, and other publications.
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Madeline Levine
Madeline Levine, Ph.D. is a psychologist with close to 40 years of experience as a clinician, consultant, educator and author.
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Aubrey Sampson
Aubrey Sampson is the author of Big Feelings Days: A Book about Hard Things, Heavy Emotions, and Jesus's Love, Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything, The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament (NavPress/Tyndale, 2015) and Overcomer: Breaking Down the Walls of Shame and Rebuilding Your Soul (Zondervan, 2015). She and her husband and three sons are church planters in the Chicago area. As a writer and speaker, Aubrey offers incredible perspective in the midst of trying experiences. Find and follow Aubrey @aubsamp and www.aubreysampson.com.
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