Joseph Bailey is a psychologist, consultant and public speaker. He is noted largely for his 1990 book about addiction and treatment, The Serenity Principle and is the author of three other books on mental well-being: Slowing down to the Speed of Life, The Speed Trap: Avoiding the Frenzy of the Fast Lane, Slowing Down to the Speed of Love and Fearproof Your Life. Joe Bailey has been a psychotherapist for thirty-five years, and is a consultant to many corporations and healthcare, mental health and chemical dependency organizations. He is a seminar leader and trainer of professionals. His practice of research and teaching an integration of psychological and spiritual health embraces many of his writing partner Richard Carlson's techniques in addressing a person's innate health, as well as those of Sydney Banks and refined by George Pransky and Roger C. Mills, known as "Health Realization." Joe Bailey toured nationally to promote Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, The Speed Trap and Slowing Down to the Speed of Love. He has appeared on or been quoted in USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Newsweek, Family Circle, Shape, Reader’s Digest, Entrepreneur of the Year Magazine, Bay Area Parent, and The Oregonian. His television and radio interviews include CNBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, NBC Morning Show, New York City, Fox TV Morning Show, Boston, WCCO CBS special on Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, KMSP TV, KARE TV, WCCC radio KBEM Minneapolis, KMHL -MPLS. KNUS-Denver, KBYR-Anchorage, WNYU-New York City, KURV-Texas, WMAQ-Chicago, KUIK0-Portland, OR. KPPT-Newport, OR. Talk America Network, WWRC-Washington D.C., Air America, and numerous other radio talk shows. Bailey is a fly-fishing advocate and runs seminars with his partner George Patterson called "Fly Fishing for the Mind".
Articles
USA Today—Time Stackers, The Ultimate Juggling Act” September 1997
Family Circle: “Stress Busting—Secrets from the Experts” September 15, 1998
Newsweek, April 28, 1997: “Drowning in Data” Feeling Overwhelmed by Gadgets?
Lansing Journal: “Slow Down, do more.” 1/15/98
Natural Health Magazine: “Inspirations: Deep Listening” Nov/Dec 2003
Namaste Magazine: “Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side of the Fence?” August/July 2001