Bret Lyon, PhD, SEP (1943–2025) devoted almost two decades of his life to healing shame. Along with his wife and colleague, Sheila Rubin, he was a founder and codirector of the Center for Healing Shame, and cocreator of the Healing Shame–Lyon/Rubin Method. Through their popular workshops, they taught thousands of psychotherapists, coaches, and other helping professionals across the world how to more effectively identify and work with shame. The late Dr. Lyon held doctorates in both psychology and drama and taught at Tufts University, Pomona College, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, as well as wrote and directed plays in regional theater and off-off Broadway. For more, visit healingshame.com.