Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse is the founder of Onsite Workshops in Tennessee and the founding chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. She is a nationally known consultant, educator, and bestselling author of seventeen books, many of which have been translated to French, German, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, and Japanese. As a family therapist, she has conducted workshops around the world consulting with the military, school systems, business and industry, treatment centers and corporations. She is a past winner of the Marty Mann award as a top communicator and has appeared on "The Phil Donahue Show," "The Oprah Winfrey Show" twice, and "Good Morning America." She lives in Las Vegas.