Amy Banks, M.D., was an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is now the director of advanced training at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at the Wellesley Centers for Women. She has a private practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, which specializes in relational psychopharmacology and therapy for people who suffer from chronic disconnection.
 
Leigh Ann Hirschman is a bestselling nonfiction writer who specializes in psychology, parenting, and health.