James G. Friesen, who holds degrees in psychology and theology, has been a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed minister in the State of California for twenty-six years. His first publication, Uncovering the Mystery of MPD, received the Golden Fleece award in 1992. This book was soon followed by More than Survivors: Conversations with Multiple Personality Clients (1992) and The Truth about False Memory Syndrome (1996). In 2000, along with the Shepherd's House staff, he coauthored The Life Model: Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You, which has been translated into five languages. He has been a featured seminar speaker on more than one hundred occasions.