George HightowerGeorge Hightower is the co-author of the book: Why Are We Like This? Stories of Transformation, a book about the transformative power of the Netflix series Heartstopper. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from New York University and St. John'sUniversity, and a master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Santa Monica. The focus of his postgraduate work was on personal development and transpersonal psychology. His education and devotion to helping others enabled his counseling practice to assist clients in achieving their highest potential, especially those in the LGBT+ community. In addition to advocating for resources for PWA, he worked on a National Institute of Mental Health sponsored AIDS research project at Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center in New York. George is searching for the commonality in our experiences that answers the fundamental Heartstopper(R) question: why are we like this? Read More Read Less