Mary Lamia, author of What Motivates Getting Things Done.

Topic: Procrastination, emotions, and success.

Issues: The differences between task-driven procrastinators and deadline-driven procrastinators; tools to turn agitation and annoyance into affirmation and acceptance; helping procrastinators jump-start their system and make the most out of their time; much more.

Digger O’Brien, author of Pointing is Rude.

Topic: One father’s story of autism, adoption, and acceptance.

Issues: Coping with an unexpected diagnosis; close encounters with medical quacks; juggling the needs of an autistic child and two non-autistic children; why adopting another child turned out to be the best thing they’d ever done.

Lea Waters, author of The Strength Switch.

Topic: How the new science of strength-based parenting can help your child to flourish.

Issues: Understanding strengths; the ages and stages of strength growth; building strength through attention, savoring, gratitude, and goofing off; strength-based living in the real world; much more.

Robert Davis, author of Fitter Faster.

Topic: The smart way to get in shape in just minutes a day.

Issues: How to motivate yourself; what you need to know about aerobic exercise, strength training, and stretching; get more out of exercise with high-intensity interval training; myths and truths about exercise and fitness.

Jack Gilbert, author of Dirt is Good.

Topic: The advantage of germs for your child’s developing immune system.

Issues: The microbiome; the importance of the bacteria that live inside us across the lifespan (but especially in childhood); where does our microbiome come from? The effects of diet, antibiotics, probiotics, and more; physical, emotional, and psychological effects of the microbiome; the dangers of antibacterial soaps and attempts to keep our children’s environment super clean; more.

Jed Diamond, author of The Enlightened Marriage.

Topic: Transformative states of relationships and why the best is still to come.

Issues: The five stages of marriage—and why too many couples stop at stage 3; making a commitment to love; how healing childhood trauma can save your marriage; why incompatibility can be a good thing; differences in male and female communication; differences between male and female depression; understanding age-related change; more.

Lisa Feldman Barrett, author of How Emotions are Made.

Topic: The secret life of the brain.

Issues: Why everything we think we know about emotions is wrong; the origins of feeling; how the brain makes emotions; gender difference (hint: there aren’t very many); emotions and the law; emotions and illness; emotions and language; emotions as social reality; much more.

Scott Sonenshein, author of Stretch.

Topic: How doing less can help you achieve more than you ever imagined.

Issues: The difference between chasing (after big house, big car, big salary, etc) and stretching (reaching our goals through the science of resourcefulness); simple ways to start stretching right now; examples of stretching in sports, entertainment, etc; how to avoid overstretching; much more.

Michael Bradley, author of Crazy Stressed.

Topic: Saving todays overwhelmed teens with love, laughter, and the science of resilience.

Issues: Understanding what’s wrong with the teen brain, teen culture, and the world they live in; what resilience is and why it’s so important; common resilience challenges such as behavior, school, sex and dating, and social issues.

Myrna Shure, author of Thinking Parent, Thinking Child.

Topic: Turning everyday problems into solutions.

Issues: Techniques to help children cope with common feelings such as anger, frustration, fear, loss, and self esteem; handling and preventing problems around bedtime, possessiveness, defiance, aggression, and risky behavior; nurturing relationships (including sibling rivalry); much more.