Norman Amundson, Ph.D. is a professor of counselling psychology in the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a counsellor educator and is the current editor of the Journal of Employment Counselling.

His publications include over 60 journal articles and several books including Active Engagement (winner of the 2000 Canadian Counselling Association Best Book award), Career Pathways, At the Controls: Charting Your Course Through Unemployment (over 1 million in print), and his newest book: The Physics of Living.

Dr. Amundson has been a workshop presenter and keynote speaker for many different associations and conferences. His work has a significant national and international flavour and includes presentations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, France, London, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Poland, the United States, and China.

The Physics of living examines patterns that extend across the physical and psychological realms. Within its pages there is the opportunity to explore metaphors and through this exploration to examine life and career issues. Some of the topics addressed include life balance, energy transfer, identity development, burnout, quantum thinking, and hope, heroes and opportunity. This is a book about life and how to live in the world with wisdom, truth, and beauty.