Authors

Kristen Johnston is an Emmy Award-winning actress and best-selling author of Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster who created the charity SLAM to help New York City build a recovery high school.1 Article

Megan James

Megan James has over ten years combined editorial and psychology experience writing in the beauty and health markets, as a senior editor, associate editor, staff writer, freelancer, clinical psychotherapist and clinical program director.1 Article

Anjali Talcherkar

Anjali Talcherkar is a writer, recovered alcoholic and addict, and avid yogini. She holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology with a specialization in Addiction Studies from Antioch University Los Angeles. She is obtaining a PhD in Integrative Medicine from Saybrook University. Her research is in the area of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) in addiction treatment. Anjali has collaborated with neuroscientists at UCLA’s Center for Addictive Behavior, investigating how yoga-based relaxation techniques and meditation aid in recovery from addiction, and has also assisted at Cambridge Health Alliance’s Division on Addiction, through Harvard Medical School. Anjali’s blogs have appeared on AddictionUnscripted.com, Addiction Professional, Fulfillment Daily and The BASIS (Brief Addiction Science Information Source).1 Article

Violetta Bellocchio

Violetta Bellocchio is a writer living in Italy. She has written for Rolling Stone Italy, Marie Claire, IL Magazine and Rivista Studio. Her latest book is the addiction and recovery memoir Il Corpo Non Dimentica (The Body Doesn't Forget). She's the founder and co-editor of Abbiamo Le Prove, a daily nonfiction magazine made by and about Italian women. Photo credit: Valentina Vasi1 Article

Randi Newton

Randi Newton lives between New York City and Martha's Vineyard. She is a regular contributor to The New York Observer. Her work has also appeared in Newsweek, LA Weekly, The Gloss and The Fix. 1 Article

Garth Sundem

Garth Sundem is the author of several books, including Brain Trust and Beyond IQ: Scientific Tools for Training Problem Solving, Intuition, Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, and More.1 Article

Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith is an HPN High Performance Neurofeedback Clinician and Craniosacral Therapist with more than 17 years experience as an alternative health practitioner. She specializes in relaxation and addressing symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, headaches, ADD/ADHD, fibromyalgia and more.1 Article

Loretta Graziano Breuning

Loretta Graziano Breuning PhD, is author of Meet Your Happy Chemicals and founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. Her popular blog, Your Neurochemical Self, is on PsychologyToday. Dr. Breuning is Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay, and a docent at the Oakland Zoo.1 Article