Author List

Karen Olness

Karen Olness MD is Professor of Pediatrics, Global Health and Infectious Diseases at Case Western Reserve University. She is past President of the International Society of Hypnosis, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and the Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.

John Overdurf

Julie Silverthorn MS and John Overdurf CAC are highly respected international therapists and trainers of hypnotherapy and NLP, with over thirty years of combined experience. They are both certified Master Trainers of NLP and are the developers of Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Psychology, which integrates hypnosis, neuro-linguistics, quantum theory and spirituality. Julie has a master's degree in clinical psychology, while John is a certified addictions counsellor and a former instructor of psychology.

Nick Owen

What are we called to do in our lives and how can we discover and express our personal and professional genius and purpose? Not easy questions but Nick has been struggling with and exploring them for himself and with others through his writing, editing, and storytelling, as well as in workshops, seminars and coaching sessions with individuals, educational institutions, professional bodies, organisations, and the arts for the last several decades. These days his primary professional passions catalyse around two areas. Firstly, the development of shared narratives that explore how schools, NGOs, and large organisations would do well to be more fully human, more self-organising and self-managing and less stuck in the old paradigms of autocracy, hierarchy, ego, power and control. Secondly, how can people entering the Third Act of their lives see their future less as a surrender into retirement and more as an opportunity to transition into a generative and creative period of contribution and personal exploration of their life's true purpose? In a whole variety of exciting ways, these two areas are both evolutionary and deeply interconnected.

Roger P Allen

Roger P. Allen Dp Hyp PsyV is a practising hypnotherapist based in Portsmouth, UK. He constantly seeks to improve therapeutic practice by integrating into his sessions a wide range of established and experimental techniques and theories.

Natalie Packer

Natalie Packer is an education consultant specialising in SEND and school improvement. Having previously worked for the National Strategies SEN team and as a local authority adviser, Natalie has a significant amount of experience within this area of the education sector. She runs a range of professional development courses, carries out SEND reviews and supports a range of multi-academy trusts across the country with their strategic development of SEND provision.

Lesley Parkinson

As Executive Director at Restorative Thinking, Lesley Parkinson supports a restorative education for all (including pupils, children, parents and carers, workforce professionals, young and adult offenders), promoting key life skills in restorative practice via training programmes and consultation.

Torsten Payne

Torsten Payne is a full-time teacher with over twenty years' experience. He values practical strategies that work in the classroom and small changes that make a big difference. A regular contributor to teaching publications and national conferences, he delivers staff training across all key stages in schools across Europe.

Jo Payne

Jo Payne is a Deputy Head Teacher. Although she specialised in primary languages during her teaching degree, she is particularly interested in how technology can enhance pupils' learning. She writes a blog, MrsPTeach, on which she shares ideas about many subjects within education, including: feedback and marking, whole-class reading and maintaining a healthy work'life balance as a teacher @MrsPTeach.

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Louise Pearce

Louise Pearce is an experienced teacher of French and has been a head of department. She has worked as a language teaching advisor with CILT Cymru, working with businesses and schools in business languages. She has had extensive experience as an examiner and as a CPD presenter.

Georges Philips

Georges Philips is a Consultant Hypnoanalyst and Psychotherapist, Stress Management Counsellor, Trainer and creator of GOLD Counselling. He and his co-author and partner Lyn, have a successful private practice in Finchley, London, and also run personal development courses in the UK and Greece. Their International College of Eclectic Therapies offers training in Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, GOLD Counselling, Stress Management Counselling and NLP. Georges is the founder of the Association of Analytical Therapist and the Stress Management Counsellors Association.

Jo Phillips

Dr Jo Phillips has taught in four different sixth form colleges, then moved into higher education, and has been teaching in universities for the last 15 years. This puts her in a rare position - she’s taught not only A-level students but hundreds of undergraduates too. She currently teaches Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield.

Gervase Phinn

Professor Gervase Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now a freelance lecturer, broadcaster, writer, and a consultant for the Open University. He is President of The School Library Association.