Robert Atkinson, Ph.D., author, educator, and developmental psychologist, has published nine books, including the 2017 Nautilus Book Award winner The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness; Mystic Journey: Getting to the Heart of Your Soul’s Story (2012); The Gift of Stories (1995); and, Year of Living Deeply: A Memoir of 1969 (2019). He is an internationally recognized authority on life story interviewing, a pioneer in the techniques of personal myth-making and soul-making, a member of Evolutionary Leaders (www.evolutionaryleaders.net), professor emeritus at the University of Southern Maine, and founding director of StoryCommons. www.robertatkinson.net.