I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DEBORAH MALMUD AND Andrea Costella of W. W. Norton Professional Books for their guidance, assistance, and support throughout this project. Thanks go to my friends at Pepperdine University, with a special acknowledgment to my colleagues Rachel Gradstein, Rebekka Helford, Rico Larroque, Rosalind Lee, Francesca Parker, Daniel Paraiso, Erin Santos, and Renee Sloan for their hard work, good humor, and forbearance. My respect and appreciation also go to my colleagues, friends, and wise elders Alex Caldwell, David Lechuga, Hans Miller, Cecile Schwedes, Ed Shafranske, Allan Schore, Daniel Siegel, and John Wynn—many thanks to you all.