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Dr. Barbara Killinger

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Dr. Barbara Killinger is a Toronto author and clinical psychologist in private practice who works with clients on developing the inner balance necessary to live a healthy lifestyle. Her degrees are from the University of Western Ontario and York University. Her Ph. D. dissertation was the first empirical study on humour in psychotherapy, and she also is a pioneer in the field of workaholism.

Workaholics. The Respectable Addicts (Key Porter, 1991), an immediate bestseller in Canada, has been published in nineteen countries, in nine languages, with a revised edition in 2004.

The Balancing Act. Rediscovering Your Feelings (Key Porter, 1995) outlines her techniques for recovery.

Integrity. Doing the Right Thing For the Right Reason (McGill-Queen’s, 2007), with a revised edition in 2009, was translated as Etre authentique (Marcel Broquet, 2010).

Achieving Inner Balance in Anxious Times (McGill-Queen’s, 2011) is her newest timely book.
Barbara is a sculptor and art enthusiast who enjoys theatre and dance, swimming, reading, and socializing with family and friends.

Read about the connection between lack of transparency and workaholism in Dr. Barbara Killinger's interview in The Globe and Mail.

Read about the dangers of basing one's self-worth on productivity in The Globe and Mail.

Read a review of Barbara Killinger's Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason in the blog written by John Pellowe, CEO of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities.

Dr. Barbara Killinger appeared on CBC's "Here and Now" in an interview with Matt Galloway on Ocober 15.