Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is the author of
BRAINSTORM: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain; he is the coauthor of two classic parenting books:
Parenting from the Inside Out (with Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.) and
The Whole-Brain Child (with Tina Payne Bryson). Also the author of
Mindsight and the internationally acclaimed professional texts
The Mindful Brain and
The Developing Mind. Dr. Siegel keynotes conferences and presents workshops throughout the world. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
Mary Hartzell, M. Ed., is a child-development specialist and parent educator. She is the director of the renowned First Presbyterian Preschool of Santa Monica, California.