Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist who is known for her work in the field of “science help” as it relates to achieving personal goals despite inner conflict.

She is a longtime advocate of self-compassion and mindfulness as stress-coping strategies as she was the chief editor of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy from 2005 to 2012 and advocated yoga and similar mindfulness practices as a way to re-charge and direct attention and mental resources so as to achieve desired outcomes.