Melissa Reiner, M.Ed.

Imagine Dr. Seuss meeting a neuroscientist, and what emerges from that union is the book, Amy Amygdala. Amy moves in and helps us discover the curious reasons why we sometimes become impulsively reactive or explosive in stressful, fearful, or alarming circumstances with others. It's as if something within our brain is triggered, prompting us to act emotionally, without thinking, in...