Regina E. McCarthy, LCSW, is a retired Holistic Psychotherapist after running a private practice for 34 years. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College, Boston, MA, and her master's in social work from Loyola University, Chicago, IL. She is an Advanced Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist®, a Transpersonal Hypnotherapist and a Reiki Master. She lives with her husband and has three adult children and 3 wonderful grandchildren. Courageous Gilbert the Groundhog is her first book.