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Dr Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and the director of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. For the past 10 years, Dr Kendall-Tackett has been editor-in-chief of Psychological Trauma. She is fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology and past president of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr Kendall-Tackett specializes in women's-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2019 President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association, and is a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society.
Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 500 articles or chapters and is author or editor of 42 books. Her most recent books include Breastfeeding Doesn’t Need to Suck (2022), Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan (2017), and most recently, Depression in New Mothers, 4th Ed - Vols I & II (2023, 2024).

Amy Brown is a professor of maternal and child health at Swansea University in the UK where she directs the research centre ‘LIFT’ which stands for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research. She has spent the last twenty years researching experiences of parenting, particularly around feeding babies, caring for babies and parental mental health. With a background in psychology, Amy is particularly interested in how psychological, cultural and social influences affect parents experiences and drive the support they need. Amy is the author to thirteen books on parenting including those aimed at supporting parents, for health professionals, policy makers and academics. Her research underpins global policy and guidelines on parenting, and she is regularly invited to present evidence to governments, policy makers and healthcare organisations.