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C.S. Lewis (ALL!!),
George MacDonald,
Samuel Hahnemann,
Alan Watts,
Richard Adams,
Annie Proulx,
Stephen Wolinsky,
Peter Kreeft,
Scott Hahn,
Pascal,
Victor Frankl,
Stephen King,
And anything about dogs and horses

Judith Acosta, LISW, LCSW, CHT is a published author and well-respected clinical psychotherapist, classical homeopath and crisis counselor. She is the co-author of THE WORST IS OVER (2002) and the soon to be released VERBAL FIRST AID.
She has authored hundreds of articles on topics ranging from mental health to cultural commentary.

As a therapist in private practice she specializes in the treatment of trauma and anxiety—particularly with military, paramilitary and emergency personnel—and writes frequently about spirituality and anxiety as well as fear management and the role of the media in promulgating what she calls Viral Fear.
She has appeared on both television and radio and is a regular lecturer on Verbal First Aid as well as animal-assisted therapy, stress management, and trauma. She and her husband, Dave Heidt, a musician and audio engineer, live in Placitas, NM with their rescue dogs.