Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. has been a teacher for the past forty-five years and is the author of 17 books translated into 28 languages, including the book upon which this article is based, The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life (Ixia/Dover). He has also written a book on mindfulness: Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm.
