Rachel Kaplan, a Petaluma, CA-based licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with expertise in Somatics and eco-therapy, is also a writer, educator, permaculture designer, activist, and mother. An urban gardener for over 20 years, she is a passionate advocate for the simple life and the deep work of transition our culture currently requires. She is the lead author of Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living. (www.urban-homesteading.org, www.rachelkaplanmft.net)