I love long walks on the beach. No, really. Also books, people, flowers, croissants, and magical, mossy forests with giant trees.

I was born in Germany and raised by a German hippie mom and US Army soldier dad in a tiny village in Bavaria. I now live in a small Mountain town in Montana, the state with the coldest temperatures ever recorded in the lower 48, while somehow also being home to the largest supervolcano in the US (Yellowstone). I wake up most days wondering if I'll freeze to death or be evaporated in a volcano eruption. Yes, I meditate for my anxiety. It's a work in progress.

As a book coach, ghostwriter and editor, I've guided a dozen first-time authors through the ideation and creation of their non-fiction books spanning memoir, entrepreneurship, business development, psychedelics, healthcare, IT, immigration, coaching, and leadership.

I write about relationships, addiction and recovery, parenting, psychology and health for: The Rumpus, Insider, HuffPost, Scary Mommy, IndigoBlue Magazine, Medicinal Media, Sport Stories Press, Longreads, A Parent Is Born, DoD and VA. You can find recent clips in my Portfolio.

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I live with my partner and our combined six teenagers in a little house with one Dr. Seuss tree and a backyard gate that opens onto a walking trail. Rob and I started talking ten years ago and haven't stopped since. Something always smells funny in this place, but I love that there's a pile of stinky shoes in the hallway with all the corresponding feet belonging to people I love. My idea of family is lingering around a beat-up kitchen table after dinner and talking.

I don't have cool hobbies, but I went kayaking that one time. When I'm sad about the world, I watch The Great British Baking Show. I grew up with grunge and gangsta rap, which means I do know all the words to Run tha Streetz. I once ran a marathon. It wasn't pretty and won't happen again.

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