Byron Katie is a speaker and and the author of Loving What Is. Since 1986, she has brought a powerful process of inquiry she calls The Work to millions of people across the world, at free public events, in prisons, hospitals, churches, corporations, universities, schools, at weekend workshops, at her amazing nine-day School for The Work, and through the Institute for The Work. TheWork.com

Daniel J. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. Dr. Siegel pioneered the field of interpersonal neurobiology and and the concept of Mindsight. He is the author of Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain and co-author of the New York Times bestsellers The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline and Parenting from the Inside Out. Dr. Siegel has lectured for many distinguished audiences including the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and London’s Royal Society of Arts.

Multiple grammy award-winner Alanis Morissette has become an impassioned, highly respected voice in the world of personal transformation. She speaks on health, psychology, and spirituality, encouraging her audience to develop greater connection and authenticity through her writings, interviews and podcast series. In this series, Alanis will speak on the topic of teens and eating disorders, sharing insights and support gleaned from her personal journey of recovery. Alanis.com”

Rachel Macy Stafford is the author of the New York Times bestseller Hands Free Mama and the books Hands Free Life and Only Love Today. Rachel is a certified special education teacher who founded The Hands Free Revolution online community, helping people overcome distraction and perfection to live better and love more. Rachel’s post “The Day I Stopped Saying Hurry Up” ignited conversations with hundreds of thousands of parents about freeing ourselves from the vicious cycle of keeping up with our overstuffed agendas.

Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying, social justice, and ethical leadership. Most famously the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World — the basis for the movie Mean Girls — she frequently appears on The Today Show and Anderson Cooper 360. She has been profiled in The New York Times, People, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, Good Morning America, and NPR. Her latest book is Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World.

Josh Shipp is a former at-risk foster kid turned teen advocate. His TV series Teen Trouble (A&E/Lifetime) documented his work with teens in crisis. Josh is the author of The Teen’s Guide to World Domination, named a CNN Young Person Who Rocks and was listed on INC Magazine’s 30 Under 30 list. He is a recognized teen expert for media outlets such as MTV, CNN, FOX, The New York Times, 20/20, and Good Morning America.

Jessica Morey is Executive Director of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. IBme hosts residential retreats for teens throughout the country, helping participants learn how to settle a busy mind, direct and sustain attention, investigate emotions and thoughts, cultivate compassion, and communicate with their peers.

Yvonne and Rich Dutra-St. John are the co-founders of Challenge Day, the extraordinary program featured on Oprah that allows teens from different backgrounds and affiliations to spend time getting to know one another. This worldwide phenomena has been hosted at over 2,200 schools, impacting the lives of 1.5 million students.

Louise Greenspan, MD is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist focusing on puberty, and an international leader in the field, works at Kaiser Permanente and is on the faculty at UC San Francisco. Dr Greenspan is an Investigator on the CYGNET study, part of the Breast Cancer and The Environment Research Program, and has received the Honor Thy Healer Award from Zero Breast Cancer for her work on this study. She is the author of multiple scientific articles on puberty and pediatric obesity, has a busy clinical practice, and is the co-author of The New Puberty: How to Navigate Development in Today’s Girls.

Andres Gonzalez has been the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD since 2001.  For fifteen years, Andres has taught yoga to a diverse population and has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. His work has been featured on Making a Difference on the NBC Nightly News as well as Mindful Magazine, Yoga Journal, Shambala Sun, and other publications.

Johanna Olson, MD is an Adolescent Medicine physician specializing in the care of gender non-conforming children and transgender youth, and is considered a national expert in this area. Dr. Olson has been an Assistant Professor at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for the past nine years and is the Medical Director of CHLA’s Center for Transyouth Health and Development, which is the largest transgender youth clinic in the United States. Dr. Olson has appeared frequently on national television, and spoken all over the country to educate providers, parents, and other communities about the needs of transgender youth.

Deborah Rozman has over thirty years of experience as a business executive, serial entrepreneur, psychologist, author, and educator. She has been involved with HeartMath since its inception, first as founding executive director of the non-profit Institute of HeartMath, then as executive vice president of HeartMath LLC, and for the past decade as founding director, President and CEO of HeartMath LLC.

Dr. Michele Borba appears regularly in national print, radio and television as a go-to expert regarding child and teen issues. She is an educational psychologist and expert in bullying, character development, child behavior and empathy. Dr. Borba is an NBC contributor who has appeared regularly on the TODAY show and other shows including: Dateline, Dr. Phil, The View, NBC Nightly News, The Doctors, Dr. Oz, Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, MSNBC, CNN and Dr. Drew. Dr. Borba is the author of over 20 books, including her newest: UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World.

Dr. Michael Gurian is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty eight books  including  The Wonder of Boys, The Wonder of Girls, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, and The Minds of Boys. Dr. Gurian has spoken for the United Nations on violence against women; provided information on boys’ and girls’ educational needs to the White House; and briefed Members of the 114th Congress on the boy crisis in America. He is the co-founder of the Gurian Institute which is committed to helping boys and girls reach their full potential by providing professional development that increases student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and parent involvement.

Despite her 16 years of experience as a sexual health educator, Amy Lang found herself completely tongue-tied when her four year old son began asking questions about his body. Shocked by her discomfort, she realized if she was struggling, other parents must be too. She decided to combine her love of sex talking and her love of working with adults, and started Birds + Bees + Kids in 2006. Amy’s books include Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids – A Guide To Sharing Your Beliefs About Sexuality, Love and Relationships and Say What?! The Birds + Bees for Progressive Parents – What to Say and How to Say It! She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Magazine, Parent Map magazine and many others.

Dr. Hollander is a nationally recognized expert on the causation and treatment of self-injury. He has been treating adolescents and their families for over 40 years and has held numerous positions of clinical leadership at McLean Hospital. Dr. Hollander is a co-founder of McLean’s exceptional 3East dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program, where he provides consultation to patients, family and staff. In addition to Dr. Hollander’s work at 3East, he is a senior supervisor in McLean’s mentalization-based treatment (MBT) clinic. Dr. Hollander is also a supervisor in the Behavioral and Research Training Clinic at the University of Washington, and a trainer for Behavioral Tech, traveling nationally and internationally to train clinicians in DBT

DeQuincy Lezine, Ph.D. is the founder of Prevention Communities, LLC and a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Post-doctoral Fellow conducting research on public health and population based approaches to suicide prevention. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2005 after completing a clinical internship at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, CA. He is author of the book Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide and a public speaker on suicide prevention.

Bobbi DePorter is president of Quantum Learning Network, a West Coast–based educational company producing programs for students, teachers, schools, and organizations across the United States and abroad. Bobbi was an early pioneer in the applications of accelerated learning. Quantum Learning methods bring personal excellence and achievement to children through SuperCamp and QL Ed school programs. Established in 1982, SuperCamp is one of the leading academic summer camps in the U.S. and abroad. It is designed to teach students learning and life skills in an environment that cultivates self-esteem and confidence. Bobbi is an accomplished author with more than a dozen books translated into several languages.

Katie Bell is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Adolescent and Adult Medicine and Psychiatric Mental Health with a sub-specialty in Eating Disorders. Prior to joining The Healthy Teen Project Katie provided medical and psychiatric care to adolescents and adults at The Carlton Clinic. She also did community outreach work with Bay Area schools to improve early identification of eating disorders.

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading experts on adolescence and author of Age of Opportunity, is a Distinguished University Professor and the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. Dr. Steinberg is the author of approximately 400 articles and essays on development during the teenage years, and the author or editor of 17 books. He has been a featured guest CBS Morning News, Today, Good Morning America, 20/20, Dateline, PBS News Hour, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has also written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Slate, and Psychology Today.