Tom Ersin has been a full-time health and well-being writer since 2010, holds degrees in communications and counseling, and is the editor of GraniteWord. His body of work includes nonfiction books dealing with sociocultural analysis (including a 2023 International Book Awards Finalist) and a self-help volume examining the effects of dysfunctional families. Ersin is a former Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and mental health therapist. He has a comprehensive familiarity with both sides of the counselor-client relationship. And he has a good dog named Bob Barker.■