Stewart I. Donaldson PhD is Professor of Psychology, Dean, & Director of the Claremont Evaluation Center at Claremont Graduate University, USA. He is the Chair of the International Positive Psychology Association’s 2013 World Congress of Positive Psychology in Los Angeles, June 27-30. Donaldson’s recent research focuses on positive organizational psychology and the design and evaluation of positive interventions. He serves on many editorial advisory boards and among his 10 books and numerous journal publications are “Applied Positive Psychology: Improving Everyday Life, Health, Schools, Work, and Society (Routledge, 2011) and Positive Organizational Psychology, Behavior, and Scholarship: A Review of the Emerging Literature and Evidence Base (Journal of Positive Psychology, 2010). Donaldson has received early career achievement awards from the Western Psychological Association and the American Evaluation Association.
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John C. Robinson, Ph.D., D.Min. is a clinical psychologist with a second doctorate in ministry, an ordained interfaith minister, the author of seven books on the interface of psychology and spirituality, and last but not least, an aging Boomer with grown children and a gaggle of grandchildren. His professional work specialized in midlife, men’s issues, the integration of psychotherapy and spirituality, the nature of first-hand mystical experience, the psychology and spirituality of aging, and the archetypal revelations of myth and fairytale. A full time writer now, his recent works include a memoir/narrative on the transformation potential of aging (The Three Secrets of Aging), a collection of fairy tales (Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging), and a forthcoming work on a new myth for aging men (What Aging Men Want: Homer’s Odyssey as a Parable of Male Aging). www.johnrobinson.org. Beginning July 2, 2013, John will also be offering a five-week telecourse on The Magic of Aging.
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Dr. Craig Surman, co-author of FAST MINDS: How To Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think You Might), is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Scientific Coordinator of the Adult ADHD Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, which has helped develop several current treatments for ADHD that are widely in use.
Dr. Surman has directed or facilitated more than forty studies related to ADHD in adults. His work has demonstrated the broad impact of ADHD on daily life, including its effect on sleep, eating patterns, and emotions. He has studied several treatments for ADHD with his colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital, including medication, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nutritional supplement interventions. He teaches courses on management of ADHD, and presents his research nationally and internationally.
Dr. Surman recently organized an international collaboration to educate clinicians on best treatments for adult ADHD, which will result in a book titled A Practical Guide to the Management of ADHD in Adults that will be published in spring 2013.
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Andy Matzner is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. He also is adjunct faculty at Virginia Western Community College (in the mental health and psychology programs) and Hollins University (Gender and Women’s Studies). In addition to his MSW, Andy has a master’s degree in anthropology and a master’s in European Languages and Literatures (perhaps one day he’ll be able to trade them all in for a PhD). As a therapist, Andy specializes in serving transgender clients in southwest Virginia (where resources are quite slim).
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Richard Kradin MD is a research immunologist, Jungian analyst, former Research Director of the Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Medical Institute, and author of The Placebo Response. He is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and teaches at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Dr. Kradin is also the author of a number of books, including The Placebo Response and The Power of Unconscious Healing.
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Duane Law, L.Ac. is an accomplished acupuncturist, naturopath, speaker and author. He is among the earliest westerners licensed as acupuncturists in the U.S. He uses stories and rich visual imagery to show people how their bodies work and why things go wrong. He teaches simple, natural things anyone can do to regain health, stall aging and get the most out of life. His company, Natural StressCare, helps clients create programs that support their mental and physical health using the tools of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. “Most of us take better care of our cars than we do ourselves. I’m writing an owners’ manual for the body.” He is the author of the book, Before Meds / After Meds: Complementary & Alternative Medicine for Anxiety & Depression
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David F. Sowerby, Ph.D. is a Consultant and an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Psychology Departments at Sonoma State University and Dominican University of California. Dr. Sowerby has published research in the areas of intuition and hypnosis, and is the author of a book on intuition, dreams, and healing. He has taught psychology at various San Francisco Bay Area universities and graduate schools; been interviewed on television, radio, podcasting, and for newspapers; worked as a Psychotherapist (in Canada), Academic Administrator, Manager, and Sports Instructor; served on community development councils (local and national); and played competitive sports (local, interstate, and international). For more information about Dr. Sowerby, see: www.dfsowerbyphdconsulting.com
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Robert J. Hedaya, MD, DFAPA is the founder of the National Center for Whole Psychiatry in Chevy Chase , Maryland. Dr Hedaya believes that better mental and physical health can be achieved with less medication by correcting bodily systems and getting to the roots of ill health. Using traditional and integrative approaches, Dr Hedaya assesses digestion,, nutrition, immune function, inflammation, detoxifiction, oxidative stress, hormones and genetics in every person he evaluates. Although he is a certified psychopharmacologist, through this method Dr Hedaya has found that his patients can achieve better physical and mental health, with less medication.
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Suzie Gruber, M.A., SEP., holds advanced degrees in chemistry & psychology She spent 15 years in biotechnology before returning to her first love helping people transform their lives. A Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice in Sebastopol, CA, Suzie assists practitioner trainings while piloting an effort to apply SE to the child welfare setting.
Jerry Allen, MFT, MPH, psychotherapist, health educator, musician, and currently in training in Somatic Experiencing®. With 23 years in child protective services helping families undergoing abuse, stress, violence and addiction, three black belts in Aikido, and a lifelong interest in resolution of stress, conflict and development of healthy families and communities.
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Nick Walker received his M.A. in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, where he now teaches in the undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies program. We previously interviewed Nick on Shrink Rap Radio #323 on Aikido, Empathy, and Neurodiversity. He holds the rank of 6th Dan (6th degree black belt) in aikido, and has taught the art of aikido to adults, teens, and children for over 30 years. He is founder and senior instructor of the Aikido Shusekai dojo in Berkeley, California. Since 1996, he has been a core member of the experimental physical theatre group Paratheatrical Research. Some of his work with Paratheatrical Research is chronicled in director Antero Alli’s documentary films Crux (1999), Orphans of Delirium (2004), and Dreambody/Earthbody (2012). He is a dedicated autism rights activist, and has been deeply involved with the Neurodiversity Movement for over a decade. He is a teacher, trainer, speaker, and consultant on a wide range of topics, including somatics, embodiment, autism, neurodiversity, conflict transformation, creativity, and transformative learning. He is also a contributor to the 2012 book, Loud Hands: Autistic People Speaking.
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