REBECCA COFFEY is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. She currently contributes to Scientific American and Discover magazines, and is a broadcasting commentator for Vermont Public Radio. Her short fiction, humor, and essays appear in various literary magazines. Her first book, UNSPEAKABLE TRUTHS AND HAPPY ENDINGS: Human Cruelty and the New Trauma Therapy was widely praised and named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association’s Choice magazine. Her television documentaries about health and mental health have been broadcast nationwide; one was twice featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.