About the Author

Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW is an internationally recognized PTSD specialist and best-selling author of seven books translated into twenty languages, including her new offerings Help for the Helper Updated + Expanded and the 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Workbook. Babette is also the creator and Series Editor of W. W. Norton’s 8 Keys to Mental Health Series. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Vanessa Bear is an ecotherapist, trained and experienced in psychotherapeutic counseling, forest schools, well-being coaching, and woodland management. She lives in the South Lake District, North West England.