Michele Borba
Educational psychologist and author
Michele Borba is an educational psychologist and author who writes on parenting, bullying, resilience and character development. Her books include Thrivers.
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About Michele Borba
Michele Borba, Ed. D., is an educational psychologist with more than 40 years of experience helping parents and their children. She is described as a best-selling author and has written 28 books, which have been translated into 20 languages. Her areas of expertise include parenting, bullying, empathy, resilience and character development. Her books include Thrivers, UnSelfie, Building Moral Intelligence, and the picture book I Got This! I Have Bounce Back Superpowers!, which teaches younger children resilience skills. UnSelfie looks at empathy in an age of self-focused social media. Borba is a regular NBC contributor and has appeared on programs such as Today, Dateline, The View and Dr. Phil. She has spoken to audiences on five continents, and her TEDx talk is titled Empathy Is a Verb. She lives in Palm Springs, California, and has three grown sons.