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Daniel J. Siegel, New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned neuropsychiatrist, joined us for an Ask Me Anything LIVE virtual event!

Dr. Siegel answers questions about all things kids and tweenssocial-emotional skills, mindfulness, navigating tricky feelings, and more! Based on his new children’s book series, NowMaps, Dr. Siegel shares neuroscience-backed approaches for teaching kids about their thoughts, feelings, and behavior in a fun, interactive way. 

If you’re a fan of Dr. Siegel’s The Whole-Brain Child, you you’ll enjoy this video on YouTube.

Dan Siegel

Longtime Psychotherapy Networker contributor Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, founding co-investigator at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain and Development, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions, and communities. Dr. Siegel’s psychotherapy practice spans thirty years, and he has published extensively for the professional audience. He serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which includes over 70 textbooks.