Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement..

Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author.

Robert Brooks, PhD, ABPP, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital. He is a leading speaker and author on resilience, motivation, school climate, and family relationships. His books include the co-authored *Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child*.

Sam Goldstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where he is also on staff at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute. He is the co-author, alongside Robert B. Brooks, of books on resilience including *Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child*.

Daniel J. Siegel is an author known for his work in interpersonal neurobiology. He authored *The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are* (2012) and co-authored *The Whole-Brain Child* with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., offering twelve strategies to foster healthy brain development in children. He is also the Founder and Director of Education of the Mindsight Institute.

Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, is a New York Times bestselling author and the Founder/Executive Director of The Center for Connection, an interdisciplinary practice based in Pasadena, California. She is the author of *Bottom Line for Baby* and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of *The Whole-Brain Child*, *No-Drama Discipline*, *The Yes Brain*, and *The Power of Showing Up*. She speaks internationally to parents, educators, and clinicians.