Dr. Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and writer. She is faculty of NYU PostDoc and on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Dialogues. Her writing centers on the intersection of psychoanalysis, dissociation, and cultural studies. She is the therapist/psychoanalyst and consulting producer of the docuseries Couples Therapy, airing on Showtime/Paramount+.

Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Morning Show to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice, and has appeared on numerous podcasts, including The School of Greatness, We Can Do Hard Things, and Ten Percent Happier. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and relationships. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.

Tobias Rose-Stockwell is a writer, designer, and media researcher whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, WIRED, NPR, the BBC, and on CNN. He is the author of the book Outrage Machine—named Inc. Magazine’s most useful book of the year and PEN/Galbraith Award Finalist—which forcefully unpacks social media's influence on news, discourse, and democracy. His research has been cited in the adoption of major interventions to reduce toxicity and polarization within tech platforms. He previously ran humanitarian projects in Southeast Asia focused on civil-war reconstruction efforts. He spent six years in Cambodia rebuilding communities overcome by violent conflict, work for which he was honored with an award from the 14th Dalai Lama.

Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD is an adjunct professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. She is the host of the podcast, Reimagining Love, and she is the award-winning author of three books: Loving Bravely, Taking Sexy Back, and Love Every Day.

Dené Logan is a Marriage and Family Therapist, a group facilitator, and an author based in Los Angeles. She specializes in supporting couples with finding more fulfillment in their relationships. Dené utilizes her background in depth psychology to infuse archetypal psychology, ritual, and metaphysics into the exploration of how each of us can reclaim aspects of our authentic selves that we’ve been culturally conditioned to turn away from in an attempt to maintain attachments. Her first book, Sovereign Love: A Guide to Healing Relationships by Reclaiming the Masculine and Feminine Within, is available now!

Zach Taylor, MA, LPC is the Director of Psychotherapy Networker and Senior Business Manager at PESI, an educational non-profit. He has practiced as a licensed professional counselor and psychotherapist for over 10 years.

Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT, and the founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. Professor Turkle received a joint doctorate in sociology and personality psychology from Harvard University and is a licensed clinical psychologist. Professor Turkle writes on the “subjective side” of people’s relationships with technology, especially computers. She is an expert on culture and therapy, mobile technology, social networking, and sociable robotics. Her newest book, The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir, ties together her personal story with her groundbreaking research on technology, empathy, and ethics. Her previous book, the New York Times bestseller, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity.

Daniel Barcay, Executive Director at The Center for Humane Technology, is a technologist who is passionate about how we wisely use the immense power and promise of technology to improve our world. A builder at heart, Daniel's career has focused on creating global-scale technologies, cultivating a more nuanced understanding of how that technology impacts our world, and driving responsible practices around the technology rollout. He has studied leadership development, team dynamics, and adult-developmental psychology. In his leadership development practice, he teaches fellow leaders the cognitive tools to embrace complexity, thrive amidst uncertainty, and respond well to unexpected change.

Helena Hansen, an MD, Ph.D. psychiatrist-anthropologist, is Professor and Interim Chair of Psychiatry and Interim Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. She is an internationally recognized leader in social medicine, and in biosocial research that illuminates the mechanisms by which social environment drives mental health outcomes. She is the author of over 100 articles in leading clinical and social science journals, and of three books: Addiction to Christ, Structural Competency in Medicine and Mental Health (with Jonatha Metzl), and Without (with Jules Netherland and David Herzbern). She has received numerous other awards, including an honorary doctorate from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and election to the National Academy of Medicine.

Julia Samuel, MBE is a leading UK psychotherapist who worked for decades in the NHS. She has held many roles in the charitable sector. She is Founder Patron of Child Bereavement UK, an organization in which she played a significant part for 25 years. She is a former Vice President of BACP. Julia was given an Honorary Doctorate by Middlesex University in 2017. Member of the Imperial College Clinical Ethics Committee, 2019–2024. Trustee, The Prudence Trust, 2020–24. Appointed Commissioner of the UK Commission on Bereavement, 2021. Julia has written three books, all Sunday Times bestsellers: Grief Works, This Too Shall Pass, and Every Family Has a Story. Each of her books have been published in over 17 foreign territories.

Marcelo Bronstein is a Clinical Psychologist, Rabbi, and contemplative mindfulness teacher with over four decades of experience in both spiritual and psychological guidance. A former senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan, Marcelo played a pivotal role in creating a worldwide model for progressive synagogue life alongside BJ’s leadership team. His current work arises from the intersection of psychology, Jewish wisdom, and contemplative practices. Marcelo has served on the boards of health, ecology, interfaith, special needs, and social justice organizations in North America and abroad. Marcelo has an online private practice where he facilitates growth experiences, integrating psychology with mindfulness, spirituality, and life experiences. Marcelo works with individuals who aspire to create change in their lives, helping them develop their own personalized roadmaps for transformation. Marcelo has worked with renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel on various projects over the years and is currently a member of her supervision group. Together with his wife, Karina Zilberman, Marcelo lives in Costa Rica, where he also leads transformative mindfulness retreats, fostering deep personal growth and spiritual connection.

Vienna Pharaon is a licensed marriage and family therapist and one of New York City’s most sought after relationship therapists. She has practiced therapy for over seventeen years and is the founder and owner of the group practice, Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy. She received her Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy from Northwestern University. Pharaon has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, Netflix, Vice, and Motherly, and has led workshops for Peloton and Netflix, amongst others. Her book The Origins of You is a National Bestseller.