Joan Steidinger, PhD, is a licensed clinical and sports psychologist. She is designated as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant Emeriti by the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and was on the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Registry of Sports Psychology. Steidinger has worked with sport psychology clients for over thirty years, including with pro and amateur athletes. Steidinger’s first book about female athletes, Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete, won five literary awards. Her follow-up book, Stand Up and Shout Out: Women’s Fights for Equal Pay, Equal Rights, and Equal Opportunities in Sports, won the Foreword Indie Awards for the Adventure, Sports & Recreation Category. Steidinger lives in Sebastopol, California.