Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D., lic. MFT, is a family therapist, popular presenter author of three books and numerous professional articles in the field of family therapy. She has a Bachelor's Degree (Philosophy) and a Doctorate (Social Psychology). She has taught at the California State University, East Bay, the College of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago Extension. She helped native artisans start a craft co-op to sell their weavings and carvings in the Peruvian Andes. She has been married for 34 years to her husband Gene, and they have three grown children and three grandchildren. They live in Oak Park, California.