Dan Maigler is a school social worker, therapist in private practice, host of the mental health podcast Not Allowed to Die, and the mental health advisor for Paws for Patrick. Dan lives and works in the Northern suburbs of Chicago. He received his MSW from the Jane Addams college of Social Work at UIC and his Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Illinois University. He is also an active if increasingly unathletic lacrosse player and enthusiast and enjoys time with his wife, two sons and 14 year old, 3 toothed, patterdale terrier, Mariska.