: About Me

With an education in Journalism and a public relations career in corporate America, my best friend is my notepad and pen.

For 15 years, my life in the Big Apple involved writing press releases, bios, scripts, speeches and other business documents for doctors, the pharmaceutical industry and a dozen or more celebrities and athletes.

In 2007, a serious back injury forced my career to come to an abrupt end. If I had not met my future husband, planned our wedding and conceived a beautiful daughter that same year, depression certainly would have set in! Instead, it was a year of new beginnings. Considering my fortieth birthday was peeking its head around the corner, I conceded to embrace what I proudly call the second phase of my life.

In 2008, creative writing became my passion and a memoir was born while I was pregnant with my daughter. As 2009 creeps in, it is time to put my creativity to work online.

With that said, 2009 begins right now with you!

My passion is ...

writing, planning parties/events, caring for my family

I know too much about ...

the pharmaceutical industry

My parents always told me ...

never give up who you are or the things you love to do

My childhood ambition ...

front and center performing for a crowd

My favorite memory ...

the first time I met my daughter and she immediately stopped crying when she heard my voice

Why I write ...

it's a passion of mine (see above). Lol.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

An interesting mix: Dr. Seuss and various memoirs/Sesame Street and classic movies/Baby Einstein and Rihanna

My first job ...

flipping burgers and shaking fries

My best moment ...

There are several best moments and they all include my former career. e.g., working with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the widow of NBC Today anchor, David Bloom, Hillary Clinton and Tim Russert

My inspiration ...

my husband

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Some people are afraid of the dark. Others are afraid of heights. Some people are afraid of being single and others fear commitment. Some are afraid of dying and others fear living. Then there are those who are afraid of being afraid. There are many types of fear and their cause is not always clear. However, the one commonality is that they often link to something buried deep within our past. I never realized my own fear until it confronted me in my early thirties. The anxiety suffocated my insides and left me speechless when it appeared. There was no reason for me to believe that my stron...

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