Judith Joy, author of Surviving Your Teenager and Being Happy Anyway.

Topic: Is it possible to be happy and still have a teenager?

Issues: Beliefs we tell ourselves; the difference between questions and affirmations; taking responsibility for everything in your life; the mind is powerful but feelings are even more so; we learning to make decisions and choices.


Hunter Maats, coauthor of The Straight-A Conspiracy.

Topic: Why everything you know about genius and intelligence is wrong.

Issues: The truth behind the lie that genius is born, not developed; understanding how the brain works; the connection between emotion and academic performance; the Betty Crocker approach to learning; taking the mystery out of reading; navigating your test prep like a London cabbie; go cyborg on your mistakes.