In 2007, everything changed for me.

After nearly a decade of producing breaking news, I landed a hardcover book deal with Dutton at Penguin Publishing Group. My memoir, The Devil, The Lovers & Me: My Life in Tarot, was based on a one-woman show I wrote, produced, and performed at the 9th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, and ended up launching my career as a writing coach.

From 2008 to 2013, I taught memoir, creative writing, and humor writing through various continuing education programs such as Mediabistro, Gotham Writers' Workshop, UCLA Extension Writers' Program, The Open Center, and New York Writers Workshop. I loved helping adults shift their narrative from victim to active protagonist. This work quickly developed into a thriving private practice, where I help clients develop book proposals and manuscripts that have landed them top agents and sold to prominent publishers.

Simultaneously, I ran a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) group called “Sister Circle” for Bank Street College of Education’s Liberty LEADS program, designed to empower underrepresented youth by helping them attain higher education and embrace leadership in their communities. Teaching girls to advocate for themselves and better their relationships with their families, teachers, and peers proved to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

In 2013, I became a mother.

Needing an emotional break from the often heavy subjects of memoir writing, I began to help teenagers navigate the college application process. I have helped a diverse range of students get into top schools such as Duke, MIT, Harvard, The University of Michigan, Princeton, Georgetown, and The University of Pennsylvania.

In 2020, I founded BUILD UP BOYS, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and publishing evidence-based programs specifically for boys and their caregivers to combat gender pressure and redefine traditional masculinity norms.