The author is an educator, mental health practitioner, and social advocate. He continues to engage in various advocacy and educational efforts during his retirement, including writing on topics related to human behavior and quality of life. He has worked in diverse educational, mental health, and other human service settings at all levels, with individuals, families, groups, and communities, both nationally and internationally. His life's work has brought him a wealth of experience and knowledge of human behavior, to compose this timely work of urgent counsel. He is the author of the novel The Mindful President, also from Sunstone Press.