I am eternally grateful to my extraordinary Radical Team for their talent and ingenuity. First and foremost, to my soul sister Valerie Burke whose work ethic is the “stuff” from which legends are made. She captured my passion, my nuances, my concerns like the pro she is in every way.
Kudos to my literary agent Coleen O’Shea for her tireless efforts in being one of my Number One advocates in all things literary. My deepest thanks to Renée Sedliar who bought this book and has believed in me for over a decade. I must also acknowledge Stuart Gittleman for managing my schedule and engagements, and James Templeton and Teresa Pfaff on the home front for their TLC.
My deepest gratitude to Katie Malm for her terrific editing, and to all the folks at Da Capo Press, including editor extraordinaire Renée Sedliar, John Radziewicz, Kevin Hanover, Quinn Fariel, Mike Giarratano, Miriam Riad, and Cisca Schreefel, for helping us cross the finish line.
A heartfelt thanks to my special Beta Group for test-driving the program and sharing their valuable feedback: Catherine Vern, Marina Didenko, Carol Templeton Volanski, Lynn Tapper, Tami J. Olds Carroll, Maddy Leonard, Cheryl Riccioli, Kim Perkins Mollenkamp, Amm Ram, Bill Davis, Leslie Ashbury Farley, Ann Rhody, Nell Tate Moore, Cheryl Edwards, Debbie-Kenny Jutras, Jen Lea, Deb Heesen, Tiffany Tracy Sutphin, Sheela Hewitt, Nina Moreau, Denise McKneely Hanson, Diana Sherby, Bernice Gannuscio Zampano, Liz Beck, Kathleen Sullivan, Kim Lowe, Vicky Ganem Osollo, Suzanne Klein, Caroline Courtney, Marianne Lombardi Fogelson, Joan Strimple, and Olga Vinograd.
Finally, I bless and honor the memory of the wayshowers whose writing so inspired me: Linda Clark; Carleton Fredericks, PhD; Dr. Robert Atkins; Paavo Airola, ND; Dr. Hazel Parcells; Hanna Kroeger; Dr. Billy Crook; Dr. Orian Truss; Nathan Pritikin; Dr. Lendon Smith; Dr. Robert Mendelsohn; Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez; Gayelord Hauser; Dr. Hall Huggins; Dr. William Donald Kelley; Dr. Paul Eck; Kathryn Elwood; and Ann Wigmore.
Last but not least, a most sincere thank you to my first literary agent, Mike Cohn, who started me on my writing path, and a loving acknowledgment to the late publisher Nathan Keats.