When someone asks me, "What do you do?" I almost always answer, "I'm a Writer." One reason for this refrain is it's a whole lot easier than saying, "I'm obsessed with waking myself and others up to being fully alive through self-care and loving kindness -- so I coach, I teach, I create and lead women's retreats, I write self-help books and a column for Body and Soul magazine, I create audio retreats, I lead tele-classes, I work as a spokeswoman for women-centered products, and oh yeah, I'm writing a novel." Way too much information!

But the deeper reason I declare, "I'm a writer" is because this is my essential way of relating to the world. It is my first passion, my primary way of learning, and my spiritual path. I am literally a different person through the writing of my five books: The Woman's Comfort Book, The Couple's Comfort Book, The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book, The Woman's Retreat Book, and Comfort Secrets for Busy Women.

I'm currently finishing The Life Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year, and a novel called Just Before God, about a New Age family. I also write a regular column for Martha Stewart Omnimedia magazine Body+Soul, as well as my free newsletter ezine, The Self-Care Minder. Finally, I've just started a blog about, well, you'll have to tune in to find out.

Please browse some book excertps and articles to get a taste of my work: