Dr. Marcia Sirota MD hosts Ruthless Compassion

Dr. William W. Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation.

His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on: Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America; and in The Atlantic, TIME, and The New York Times.

An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The Lancet, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School, Tufts University, and Dartmouth Medical School.

You can visit his website at www.drwilliamli.com.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is the founder of the Arrowsmith Program, a program designed to strengthen weak cognitive functions that underlie a range of learning difficulties and which has been delivered for 40+ years throughout the world. 

Her work has been recognized as one of the first examples of the practical application of neuroplasticity which, simply put, is the ability of the brain to change and rewire itself over one’s lifetime.

Her vision is that all students struggling with learning will have the opportunity to benefit from programs that change the brain’s capacity to learn and open to these learners a world of possibilities.  

Her book, ‘The Woman who Changed Her Brain’ has become an international bestseller and tells Barbara’s journey of discovery and innovation to overcome her severe learning disabilities.

Barbara is the recipient of the 2019 Leaders and Legends Innovation Award from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto for her outstanding contributions to education in Ontario.

Michael Ungar, Ph.D., is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair(Tier 1) in Child, Family and Community Resilience. Building on his work as both a researcher and clinician, Dr. Ungar has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the subject of resilience and is the author of 16 books for mental health professionals, researchers and lay audiences. These include his 2019 release, Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success (published by Sutherland House), a book for adults experiencing stress at work and at home. His blog, Nurturing Resilience, can be read on Psychology Today’s website. If you need more information, visit his website at https://www.michaelungar.com/.

Amy Fish is the Chief Complaints Officer, also known as the Ombudsperson at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She is responsible for promoting fairness and making sure everyone’s voice is heard.

Amy regularly teaches, speaks and writes about how complain effectively (i.e., stand up for yourself and ask for what you need.) She teaches writing workshops at the Quebec Writing Federation, Hippocamp Conference for Creative Non-Fiction and at her kitchen table. She specializes in humour writing and memoir.

Amy’s work has been published in Hippocampus Magazine, Readers’ Digest, Huffington Post and several other journals. You can learn more about Amy by visiting her website, https://www.amyfishwrites.com/.

Sherianna Boyle is the author of eight books including Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Releasing Toxicity & Energizing Joy and her new book Emotional Detox for Anxiety.

She is an adjunct Psychology Professor, founder of Emotional Detox Coaching®, CLEANSE Yoga® and the C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method.™ Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, Prevention Magazine, First Women, Yoga Journal and more. Sherianna is the host of the Emotional Detox Podcast and her Emotional Detox workshops and retreats can be found at http://sheriannaboyle.com/.

Be sure to check out her next Emotional Detox for Anxiety retreat at 1440 Multiversity on Feb 14-16 2020 and her Portugal Adventure in May 2020.

As a interior decorator, creative director and art dealer, Alessandra Salituri has always had an eye for beauty in all forms.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Alessandra’s passion for art and decor dates back to her childhood. Having grown up in an artistic home, and spent years visiting museums and gallery openings, she translated her love of art into Citizen Atelier, an online art gallery featuring contemporary prints by 30+ international photographers and artists. Founded in 2014, the platform has since been named one of the leading online art galleries in the world by Elle Decor, The Zoe Report and MyDomaine.

In Spring 2018, she launched lifestyle destination “The Citizen Edit” to share her love of decor and art, and provide a peek at her life in the industry.

Presently, she splits her time between her hometown of Montreal and Los Angeles. A wanderluster at heart, she loves exploring new cities for inspiration—while of course enjoying the perfect latté.

For more, check out https://www.alessandrasalituri.com/ and https://www.citizenatelier.com/.

Elinor Greenberg, PhD, is a psychologist and internationally renowned Gestalt therapy trainer who specializes in teaching the diagnosis and treatment of Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid adaptations in a lively and practical way. She is a faculty member of the NY Institute for Gestalt Therapy, the Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training, and a former faculty member of The Masterson Institute (a post-graduate training institute in an object relations approach to the theory and treatment of personality disorders), and an Associate Editor of the peer reviewed journal Gestalt Review. Dr. Greenberg is the author of: Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration, and Safety.

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Worklife (acquired by Cisco), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Kahoot!, Byte Foods, FocusMate, and Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, is an emotion educator, as well as a psychoanalyst and experiential trauma therapist in private practice. She is the developer of the Change Triangle tool for emotional health. Hilary is also the author of the award-winning self-help book on emotions called, “It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self” (Random House, 2018). She has published articles in The New York Times, TIME, Oprah, Salon, and professional journals. Hilary also consulted on the psychological development of characters on AMC’s Mad Men. Hilary’s blog on emotions and how to use them for wellbeing is read worldwide. For more FREE resources on emotions and emotional health, visit: Hilaryjacobshendel.com

Dr. Ryan Martin teaches courses on mental illness and emotion, including a course on anger. He researches and writes on healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger. His website, All the Rage, covers recent research on anger and provides anger management tips on how to handle anger most effectively. He also hosts the popular psychology podcast, Psychology and Stuff. Ryan was trained as a counseling psychologist at the University of Southern Mississippi where he first started studying anger after earning his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of St. Thomas. He has worked with clients- angry and otherwise- in a variety of settings including community mental health centers, college counseling centers, and a VA Hospital.

He is a Professor of Psychology and an Associate Dean for the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. His work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR’s Invisibilia podcast, BBC Radio’s Digital Human, TED.com, and elsewhere. When he’s not thinking about feelings, he runs and spends time with his family.

For a full list of Ryan’s publications and media appearances, see alltheragescience.com.