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Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include: Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing and Mother Nurture - with 900,000 copies in English alone. His free newsletters have 200,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails.
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Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté (pronounced GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-seven languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection; Scattered: How ADD Originates and What You Can Do About It; and (with Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More
Than Peers.
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Shefali Tsabary
Shefali Tsabary
Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a prominent clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Dr. Shefali is a world-renowned wisdom teacher whose courses—cover topics like anger, anxiety, purpose, meaning, relationships and conscious health and has helped thousands of adults and families internationally. She has been conducting weekly wisdom “check-ins”, reaching an audience of millions, during the pandemic to offer calm and stillness in an uncertain world. Dr. Shefali is a keynote speaker, presenting at conferences and workshops around the world including: Wisdom 2.0, TEDx, Kellogg Business School, The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education and many more. She has had key collaborations with Mindvalley, Goldie Hawn’s MindUp Foundation, and Oprah Winfrey’s Your Life in Focus. Her first book, The Conscious Parent, was endorsed by Oprah as “one of the most profound books on parenting” she has ever read. She’s been featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey’s platforms, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Hoda & Jenna, among many others. Dr. Shefali lives in New York City.
Photo by Kersti Niglas
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