DALE V. ATKINS

Dale V. Atkins, Ph.D. has been spreading her excellent, professional advice and help for more than 30 years in many outlets. In her most recent book, Sanity Savers, her down-to-earth approach to dealing with the “advances” that have given us a 24/7, always available, always busy lifestyle that is too fast to keep up with. She discusses her “Five-S plan”: savoring, self, support, surroundings and stimulation, a no-nonsense framework to slow life down, reassess your priorities, and simplify the rough complications that provide more stress than help.

Atkins is a licensed psychologist who has more than 25 years of experience as a relationship expert, focusing on families, couples, parenting, aging well, managing stress and maintaining balance in one's life. An author of several books, articles and journals for popular and professional audiences, Dr. Atkins is a much sought after lecturer and keynote speaker, and has appeared at the Canyon Ranch as well as at hospitals, corporations, universities, school systems, and cruise lines. She is also a recurrent guest expert in the media on such shows as Today, Montel, Good Morning America, Fox News, Good Day New York, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Atkins created and hosted Dr. Dale’s Life Issues, a talk show that aired on PBS in several national markets. She is the author of I’m OK, You’re My Parents; From the Heart; Sisters; and Families and Their Hearing Impaired Children. She also created a popular online newsletter called “Sanity Savers and More” for WeddingChannel.com and produces a popular website, www.DrDaleAtkins.com, that offers lessons on balanced living. She is a member of the Westin Renewal Council and appears in Westin’s newsletters and on their in-hotel TV giving “sanity savers” and tips.

Atkins has a private practice in New York City.