Dr. John J. Parrino is a Psychologist, writer, husband, father, walker, weightlifter, cook, and lover of all things Italian, especially his wife. He has been in the private practice of Clinical Psychology for over three decades. Dr. Parrino’s stress management products are sold internationally, and he is particularly proud of the perennial favorite, FROM PANIC TO POWER: The Positive Use of Stress. The book catapulted him into the “quasi-famous” stage of his life: A sterling review by The Wall Street Journal; and a two year stint as the Stress Doctor for the CBS affiliate in a major metropolitan area. The stress management theme continued in JUNGLE OF LOVE, a parable featuring the marriage between two diverse animals, which symbolized the fight (tiger) and flight (giraffe) reflex common in destructive relationships. Dr. Parrino turned a personal experience with renovation stress into an edgy, humorous advice book, NOW WE KNOW WHY IT’S CALLED A PUNCH LIST: How to Cope When Your Beloved Home Is Invaded by a Gang of Tool-Wielding, Tattooed, Organized-Challenged Contractor and Subs. The book was selected as the Reviewer’s Choice by The Midwest Book Review. The second edition is due for publication in 2019. The Psychologist also completed a post- doctoral training program in Psychopharmacology. Not bad for a guy who carried a solid D-plus average in high school, and whose dad affectionately called “babbeo”. That’s Italian for blockhead. He now insists that his father Pepe refer to him as Dr. John.