Debra Gilbert Rosenberg is a licensed clinical social worker and the mother of three children. Since earning her master's degree from the University of Chicago, she has been a psychotherapist working with individuals and families. In addition, she develops and presents workshops and lectures on parenting issues and teaches sociology courses on the college level. For the past 13 years she has been running a discussion/support group for new mothers. She is the author of The New Mom's Companion (Sourcebooks, 2003).