Expressing gratitude to another human being involves risk. 

It takes courage to "show up" as you are — vulnerable, sensitive and often messy — on someone's doorstep!

When I'm not sending gratitude cards, I am a Writer-in-Residence at the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University in Boston, MA and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Expressive Writing. I am the Co-Creator of The World's Very First Gratitude Parade and helped establish Gratitude Day in the City of Cambridge, MA. In 2012, I founded the Women's Writing Circle as a means to merge my passions for expressive writing, positive psychology, women’s health, and social activism. In addition, I am the Editor of the Anthology, Who Am I Today: 40 Women Answer the Question (2022).

For over 25 years, I have dedicated my professional life towards working for the betterment of society.  For 17 years, I worked at Education Development Center (EDC)—a global non-profit working to improve education, health, and economic opportunities worldwide—in a variety of technology, research, writing, and leadership roles for projects that focused on health and human development, special education, online professional development, literacy, bullying-prevention, urban education, science, assistive technology, and inclusive schooling practices.

I am a graduate of Boston University (B.S.) and Columbia University (M.A., M.Ed). I am a Certified Journal to the Self (JTTS) Instructor and hold certificates in Wholebeing Positive Psychology, Transformative Language Arts Foundations, Distance Education, and Herbal Studies.

A former Division I swimmer, triathlete and spinning instructor, I love being active and watching sports, but I also love to write. You can find my writing and poetry in numerous refereed journals, literary publications, and anthologies.

I live with my husband and children in Cambridge, MA and am a grateful intern of life.