Joan Steidinger

Dr. Joan Steidinger is a licensed psychologist, an Association of Applied Sports Psychology Certified Consultant, and member of United States Olympic Ccommitte's Registry of Sport Psychology. She has written columns for PsychologyToday.com and SFGate.com. She has worked as a sports psychologist for close to 30 years with offices in Mill Valley and San Francisco. She has numerous speaking credits to her name in the public and private sector, including a couple of years speaking at the Western States 100 mile Endurance Run training camp. In the 1990s, she was a competitive ultra runner and competitive Ride and Tie participant. You will still see her running the trails of Mt. Tam in Mill Valley, CA with her husband, JP, & two Golden Retrievers.

2015 Multiple Awards for Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate & Compete:

September - Readers Favorite - Gold Medal in Nonfiction Womens

June - Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards - Honorable Mention in Nonfiction Women's Studies

May - International Book Awards - Winner in Nonfiction Sports

April - National Indie Excellence Awards - Winner in Nonfiction Sports

March - Beverly Hills Book Awards - Winner in Nonfiction Sports