As a writer, I cover ways to take better care of yourself so that you can be a force for good in the world. (I also do that as a podcaster with my daily podcast, How to Be a Better Person). As a reader, my heart beats faster for historical fiction and memoir. I have writer crushes on Mary Karr, Anne Lamott, Ann Patchett, Diana Gabaldon, and Jeanne Auel. I also like some male writers, I promise. Particularly, at the moment, Sherman Alexie. I live in Providence, Rhode Island (home of tolerance, cheer, and clam cakes) with my husband, two kids, and a rescue dog named Cookie.