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The Author
About Rebecca
Here's a little bit about me, personally and professionally: I was born in New Haven, CT into an academic family and moved with my family to Seattle, Washington when I was 6 months old. I moved again to Claremont, CA when I was 6 years old, and again to Arlington, Texas when I was 10. I then attended college and graduate school in Massachusetts and crossed the country by car several more times during my 20's and 30's. Hence, I've seen almost all of the 50 states plus Canada. I love mountain climbing and have a high degree of wanderlust and a thirst for adventure, so I spent a great deal of my "youth" exploring new places and sleeping in tents while others my age were busy settling down, starting a family and getting serious about life. For many reasons, my life path has been far more circuitous, taking me to Europe and South America as well as to a small cabin in the woods of New Hampshire, where I lived for a while without running water, flushing toilets, telephone or electricity, in the middle of winter. Henry David Thoreau's life at Walden Pond always held a certain allure for me, so I checked it out myself. It was a great way to get quiet and see what I really thought about life and living. These days, I live a more settled lifestyle with my husband, my flower gardens and our two Australian Shepherd mixed-breed dogs, in Durham, NC. It is here that I have built my executive coaching practice, working with local executives on refining their leadership styles to be more in sync with their personality styles. I'm a firm believer in life balance so I make every effort to spend relatively equal amounts of time playing and working, knowing that I've still got a long way to go before I'm ready to retire and take the slow road through life. It's all about pacing, in my mind, so I try not to rush anywhere. I write because I love to, and not for any other reason. If my books are helpful to you, that fact is an added bonus, which makes me very happy, but it's not a primary driver. I've been writing since I was little and it's always been a great way for me to indulge and encourage my creative side. Now that I'm not running around the country in search of large mountains to climb and interesting people to meet, I like to climb metaphorical mountains in my mind. Of course, I'll never stop wanting to meet interesting people. That part of me will never change. I still want to travel and have my sights set on visiting Eastern Europe someday. For now, I plan on traveling around the good old USA, visiting my friends and sharing my books with them and their own circles of friends. Think of it as a non-virtual Facebook. (For those of us over 40, it makes more sense, anyway!) It's a way for me to connect with lots of people, many of whom I've never met before, but in person, rather than virtually, via Internet. I'm always trying to find ways to make life more tangible, authentic and real, and this is the best way I can think of to do that. So, if you're interested in hosting a book reading, or you own an independent bookstore, or host a book club at your house, please contact me and I'll certainly consider coming to visit with you. I'm always open for new adventures. I'll end now by wishing you many chances to experience all the good things in life, as often as possible.
Be well.
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