Eric Maisel

Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books includingWhy Smart People Hurt,Fearless Creating,Mastering Creative Anxiety, andThe Van Gogh Blues. Widely regarded as America's foremost creativity coach,he is a former psychotherapist, active creativity coach, and critical psychology advocate. Dr. Maisel writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog forPsychology Today, lectures nationally and internationally, and provides keynotes for organizations like the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry and the American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Dr. Maisel facilitates workshops in locations like Paris, London, New York, Dublin, Prague, and Rome, has provided hundreds of print, radio, and television interviews, and has taught tens of thousands of students through his classes with DailyOM. He can be found at www.ericmaisel.com and www.kirism.com and can be reached at ericmaisel@hotmail.com.