Nedra Glover Tawwab is an American therapist, social worker, and writer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Tawwab earned her Master in Social Work (MSW) at Wayne State University. She is the author of the bestselling book Set Boundaries, Find Peace, and Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships. According to her website, Tawwab is the founder of Kaleidoscope Counseling, where she works with individuals, couples, and families on a range of issues, from anxiety and perinatal issues to relationships and more. Tawwab describes herself as a “boundaries expert,” and shares that her “philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and others.”

Tawwab’s experience as a therapist lends authority to the strategies she describes in her work. By drawing on over a decade of experience working with clients, Tawwab is able to analyze how boundary issues can affect relationships, arguing that they are the cause of many common problems. The author begins each chapter with an anecdote from her practice, providing the reader with a detailed example of boundary problems between spouses, friends, coworkers, or family members, helping the reader to make connections about similar issues in their own lives.