Paul Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., is an obstetrician/gynecologist and psychotherapist. He left his successful clinical and academic practice of obstetrics, gynecology, and female cancer surgery in 1976 to counsel individuals with life-threatening illnesses.

The understanding he obtained from these individuals led him to explore and practice alternative methods of healing. Dr. Brenner has been at the forefront of the alternative medicine movement. In 1974 he organized The Mandala Conference, whose speakers included Bernie Seigel, Andrew Weil, Carl Simonton, and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. As the first conference on holistic health, it led to the formation of the Holistic Medical Association.

Dr. Brenner is also the author of Life Is a Shared Creation, recipient of the Rollo May Book of the Year selection.