Jeanne Albronda Heaton, Ph.D., has 30 years of experience providing therapy and working with a multidisciplinary team for eating disorders. She is the director of Ohio University's Counseling and Psychological Services and has a private practice. She has worked with special groups, including Body Peace, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and Survivor's Recovery, and is the author of several books on mental health practice. She also teaches doctoral students in both psychology and counselor education at Ohio University.

Claudia J. Strauss is an award-winning communication consultant and educator. An adjunct professor of English at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, she runs a business in strategic communication and coaches adults with ADD and other learning disabilities.