I am a clinical psychologist, research scientist, and educator specializing in mindfulness, self-compassion, and traumatic stress. I am affiliated as adjunct faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY and at Seattle University. I am the author of Mindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD: Practices for Recovery and Resilience (Norton) and The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head (Shambhala).