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Victoria Costello
Victoria Costello is an Emmy Award winning author of six books published in psychology, mental wellness, parenting and memoir. She blogs on HuffingtonPost, Mamapedia, PsychCentral, All About Psychology, Tween Parent, DivineCaroline, and Yahoo Health & Wellness News. In her work as a mental... show more

Victoria Costello is an Emmy Award winning author of six books published in psychology, mental wellness, parenting and memoir. She blogs on HuffingtonPost, Mamapedia, PsychCentral, All About Psychology, Tween Parent, DivineCaroline, and Yahoo Health & Wellness News. In her work as a mental health advocate, she has been a board member of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco, a producer of strength based recovery training materials for care managers at S.F.'s Family Services Agency and a speaker for parents and care providers around the country.After co-authoring four books with medical and psychological experts, Victoria released two titles in 2012.Using memoir and the latest findings from genetics, brain imaging and behavioral science she tells a far reaching, and yet intimate story that will resonate with anyone who has dealt with mental illness in the family in A Lethal Inheritance, A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness, coming from Prometheus Books on January 24, 2012.Visit the book website at: http://alethalinheritance.comAlpha Books released Costello's how to on writing a healing memoir, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Memoir.Currently available books include the psychology primer she coauthored for parents and college students, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology, written with child psychiatrist Dr. Jack Westman. Her Everything Parent's Guide to Children with OCD written with Stephen Martin, MFT, is a well established parental resource.In addition to her publishing activities in the mental health field she has hands on experience as the Executive Director of a community mental health center in Santa Rosa, CA.Speaking and workshops topics include: prevention of mental health disorders for parents and children, using the latest science to interpret your personal risk based on family mental health histories, building emotional resilience and positive communication in families, strength based recovery, and self healing through memoir writing.
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