Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, is a certified parenting coach, teacher, and podcast host known for her profound work in empowering thousands of young women and parents. Using her previous experience in social work and education, Cathy released her 2009 debut book, The Self-Aware Parent, to help fellow parents navigate complex struggles that their daughters were facing as young women. This inspired her to start Zen Parenting Radio with her husband Todd, where they offer support and advice for not only parents and their children, but also therapists, parenting coaches, and organizations. Cathy has gone on to become a key speaker and guest for several platforms, including CBS, ParentsMagazine, Newsweek, and Today's Chicago Women. Later publications include award-winning titles such as Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn and Zen Parenting. Cathy and Todd currently live in Illinois with their three children, and she teaches at Dominican University.

Dr. John Duffy is a Chicago-based clinical psychologist, bestselling author, keynote speaker and national media expert. He has been in vigorous private practice for twenty-five years, specializing in work with adolescents, young adults and their parents. He has consistently provided the tools young people need to thrive through his empathy, knowledge, experience and practice. He has written three books intended to provide parents with the tools to help their teens and young adults thrive in this persistent age of anxiety. For more than a decade, Dr. Duffy has also spoken to thousands of parents internationally through PTAs, Fortune 500 corporate programs, and other parenting networks.

Dr. Duffy has written and contributed to articles for CNN, the Washington Post, The New York Times, Your Teen and countless other media outlets. On television, he has been a regular contributing expert on NewsNation and Steve Harvey, and has shared his expertise through frequent appearances on CNN, the Today show, the Morning Blend, and hundreds of appearances on local outlets. On radio, Dr. Duffy is a regularly appearing expert on WGN, WLS and NPR. He has appeared as an expert guest on countless podcasts and has been the host of two popular podcasts himself.