Are you looking for practical, how-to solutions to life’s personal challenges? Bestselling author, Dr. Ned Hallowell offers groundbreaking advice on how to learn the art of forgiveness.

In his latest book, Dare to Forgive, published by Health Communications, Inc., Dr. Hallowell shows that the ability to forgive is a strength and is essential to living a healthy and happy life. The book explains why forgiveness is one of the best things you can do to heal your body and mind and offers a practical, four-part approach to forgiveness. True stories illustrate the power of forgiveness in the lives of real people.

A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Dr. Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA. He has also been on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School since 1983.

Dr. Hallowell is an expert at offering practical ways to approach some of life’s most difficult challenges. He is the author of the national bestseller, Driven to Distraction, and Answers to Distraction, both of which address attention deficit disorder in children and in adults.

He has also written books addressing emotional issues such as worry (Worry and When You Worry About The Child You Love), raising happy children (The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness), the importance of connection in today’s world (Connect), and finding meaning in everyday life and love (Human Moments), among others.

From corporate audiences to parent-teacher workshops, people who listen to Dr. Hallowell come away stimulated, inspired, amused and always better informed. He is a charismatic speaker, combining the knowledge of a Harvard instructor with the warm, easy manner of an experienced public speaker.

Dr. Hallowell lives in the Boston area with his wife and their three children.