ABBY SEIXAS has been a psychotherapist in private practice for over twenty-five years, working as a consultant and clinical psychotherapy supervisor at training centers in the United States and abroad, including England, the Netherlands, and Russia. For the last twelve years, her work has focused on helping women learn and practice the art of slowing down through public talks, retreats, workshops, individual coaching, and her popular Touching the Deep River groups. She is the mother of two grown children and lives with her husband near Boston, Massachusetts.