Nicole Jon Sievers is an activist, speaker, author, educator, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and mother of five boys. In 2011, Nicole founded the non-profit Stand For Courage bullying-prevention program. SFC’s student-led, school-based, and community activation offers one ultimate goal: disrupt and end the cycle of bullying by celebrating stand-up bystanders with the support of media recognition and luminary partners. The school pilot program was recognized with an American Psychological Association Visionary.
Her book, It’s Your Mind: Own It! offers neuroscience-based information and exercises for teens. It won an Indie Excellence book-of-the-year award in psychology. The One and Only You!, Nicole’s forthcoming book, is a middle school version of It’s Your Mind!: Own It! She is also a producer in the upcoming IndieFlix documentary film, The Upstanders.