Elisabeth Vanderheiden is an adult educator, mediator, and researcher. She serves as CEO of the Global Institute for Transcultural Research and of the NeuroTech Centre for Advanced Research. She is President of Catholic Adult Education and Managing Director of a Catholic adult education organisation in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Her research focuses on shame, conflict, love, and transformative andragogy. Her publications have received several international awards, including the William B. Gudykunst Award and the 2024 Nautilus Award.Claude-Hélène Mayer is Professor of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is Senior Editor for Europe’s Journal of Psychology and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychology and IJCCM. Her research focuses on transcultural mental health, conflict management, salutogenesis, leadership, and psychobiography. She is the recipient of multiple international book awards, including the William B. Gudykunst Award and two Nautilus Awards. She also works as a licensed systemic therapist, mediator, coach, and consultant.