The Authors

Carrie Contey

Carrie is a leader in the emerging field of prenatal and perinatal psychology and currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH). She received her Ph.D. in prenatal and perinatal psychology from Santa Barbara Graduate Institute in Santa barbara, California. As a nationally recognized coach, consultant, speaker and educator she trains professionals and provides parents with the support, information and tools to create conscious, connected and balanced lives in all stages of early parenting from before conception through childhood. To learn more about Carrie please visit her website earlyparenting.com.

Debby Takikawa

Debby Takikwa is the founder and director of the non-profit organization, Beginnings Inc. A Resource Center for Children and Families, a clinic for infant centered family therapy In 2001 she set out on a project to make a short educational video to help families understand the issues involved with infant relationship development. Four years later she has produced and directed, not a short educational video, but rather a film of great power and consequence. Debby says, “I started out on an innocent little walk and ended up in a spellbinding flight into the human psyche.