AUTHOR

Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Health & Wellness

Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist and author of seven books. Her work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion; her mission is to explore the science of the mind-body connection and harness it for healing. Her upcoming book, Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media is available for pre-order now and publishes this summer. Donna’s other books include, The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine, named one of the best books of 2020 by Wired magazine, and Childhood Disrupted, a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award, and The Last Best Cure. Her writing has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, Stat, The Washington Post and Health Affairs. She has appeared on The Today Show and NPR and is a regular speaker at universities, including the Harvard Division of Science Library Series, Rutgers University, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, the Peace & Justice Institute, Learning and the Brain, and Johns Hopkins. For her writing on health and science, she received the AESKU lifetime achievement award and the National Health Information Award. Donna is also the creator and founder of the narrative writing-to-heal program, Your Healing Narrative, which uses a process called Neural Re-Narrating™ to help participants recognize and override their brain’s old thought patterns and internalized stories, and create a new, more powerful, inner healing narrative that calms the body, brain, and nervous system. Her books are in 12 languages. You can learn more about Donna's books and courses at www.donnajacksonnakazawa.com Twitter: @DonnaJackNak Instagram: @DonnaJacksonNakazawa Facebook: @donnajacksonnakazawaauthor