About the Author

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Ellen Michaud has written for the Washington Post, New York Times, Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies Home Journal, Readers’ Digest, Beliefnet, HuffPost, Guideposts, and Prevention Magazine, where she was the editor-at-large for six years. She has been both the book review editor of Friends Journal and Writer-in-Residence at Earlham School of Religion. She has authored or co-authored some 20 books, and is the author of Blessed: Living a Grateful Life (Readers Digest, 2011), which was named by USA BookNews as the #1 Spiritual/Inspiration Book of the Year. Ellen is an alumna of the School of the Spirit’s program on contemplative living and prayer, and a member of South Starksboro Friends Meeting in Vermont.