Dan Short, PhD is a psychologist in private practice. He recently spent two years as Associate Director at the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, where Iris chief responsibility was the preservation and organization of the Erickson archive. During this time he immersed himself in the study of 1500 hours of audio recordings by Milton Erickson, the results of which are presented in this book. Betty Alice Erickson, MS, LPC has authored numerous book chapters and professional articles, many of which have been reprinted in various languages, and was the first recipient of the Franco Granone Prize awarded by the Centre Italiano di lpnosi Clinica Sperimentale. Keynote Speaker for international and national congresses and conferences, she has maintained a private practice for over twenty years. She also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter.

Roxanna Erickson Klein, RN, PhD is a practicing nurse with a special interest in hospice care. She has a MS in community health nursing, and a doctorate in public administration. A member of the Board of Directors of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation for a decade, she has recently devoted herself to advancing the Erickson Archives. She is the seventh of the eight children raised by Milton and Elizabeth Erickson.