Janet Alston Jackson, csl, has facilitated self-awareness workshops to a variety of audiences since 1993. She often teams with her husband Walter Jackson (author of "Sporting the Right Attitude"), to facilitate fun, high-energy motivating trainings for which the couple is known. This unique husband-and-wife team have been guests on numerous radio talk shows around the country, and have made appearances on KCET, public television.

Janet is a certified behavioral consultant, a certified anger management consultant, and a certified seminar leader. Through their motivational company Self Awareness Trainings, the Jacksons have given numerous workshops on "How to Effectively Communicate," "Releasing Stress," and "Mindfulness Trainings" to a variety of audiences including corporate executives, parents, teachers, women in recovery, prison personnel, health care workers, and entertainment industry executives.

Communications has always been Janet's deep love. For 17 years she was a publicist for CBS and ABC Television Networks. She was also a manager and the West Coast photo editor for ABC Television in charge of the network's image. When she was with CBS, Janet worked hundreds of prime time shows before she headed publicity for the daytime show lineup on the West Coast including "The Young and the Restless," "The Bold and the Beautiful," and the "Price is Right."

When Janet left the entertainment industry, she co-founded with Walter, Believe In Yourself Inc, a non-profit self-esteem program for children and their parents.
Janet earned her B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the California State University at San Jose. She started her television career as a production assistant for the Los Angeles local CBS station, and she was a news writer for the Los Angeles CBS owned radio station, KNX Newsradio.

A strong advocate for children, Janet was a Court Appointed Special Child Advocate (CASA) and a board member for their fundraising arm, Friends of Child Advocate. Today she is a board member for Child Care Resource Center which serves thousands of families in Los Angeles County.

The author and her husband Walter, have three teenagers, Ryan, Devon and Jada, and one very loveable Chow named Simba. They live in Los Angeles.