Jacob Hess has taught many youth and adults as a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction teacher - and has helped create online mindfulness-based recovery programs for depression/anxiety, sexual compulsivity, and chemical dependency that have reached 200K in 155 countries. Jacob's writing explores how competing narratives influence the healing process - with a research focus on what it takes to find deeper, more sustainable healing. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the The Council for Sustainable Healing.