Teresa observes and tells insightful stories, both fiction and nonfiction, that characterize our emotional experience with life. Teresa grew up in the Midwest with an imagination and creativity straight from the stories she consumed in her childhood. She put away her Harriet the Spy persona to attend Brigham Young University, where she studied journalism and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications, allowing her to engage in some legitimate people watching. Today, Teresa lives in Minnesota with her husband and teenage children and enjoys sentimental movies, Sunday afternoon walks, good food, and great conversations. She is a Mormon choosing faith and gratitude to cope with neuroendocrine cancer.