About the Authors

Heather Turgeon, MFT, and Julie Wright, MFT, are psychotherapists who run a Los Angeles and New York City–based sleep and parenting practice. They offer sleep consultations all over the world for babies, toddlers, and school-age children, as well as parenting consultations and individual therapy. Their first book, The Happy Sleeper: The Science-Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night’s Sleep, is a top-selling sleep book that parents have called “life changing” and “a breath of fresh air.” Featured on outlets like NPR, Heather and Julie bring together science and emotional attunement to solve parenting dilemmas.

Heather Turgeon is a psychotherapist who specializes in sleep and parenting. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post and she frequently speaks at parenting centers and schools. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids.

Julie Wright divides her time between Los Angeles and New York City. She is the creator of the Wright Mommy and Me, one of Los Angeles’s best-known mommy and me programs. She has specialized training and experience in the 0–3 years, having interned at the Cedars-Sinai Early Childhood Center and LA Child Guidance Clinic. She travels to LA often and has a son in college.