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Perhaps I missed my calling as a milliner, with all the hats I wear: author of the award-winning mindfulness-themed picture book Charlotte and the Quiet Place and the Sober Starting Today Workbook, essayist, writing coach, editor, proofreader, GrubStreet instructor. In addition, I'm a mindfulness therapist with a small private practice. I enjoy the variety and am glad you stopped by. Feel free to explore these pages and contact me if you would like to know more.

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Featured Writing

SOBER STARTING TODAY WORKBOOK: POWERFUL MINDFULNESS & CBT TOOLS TO HELP YOU BREAK FREE FROM ADDICTION

This workbook, formerly titled Breaking Free of Addiction, was acquired by New Harbinger Publications. Release of the new edition is slated for March 2024 and features a foreword by Christopher Germer, PhD. For info, click here.

CHARLOTTE AND THE QUIET PLACE

For info, click here, or go to Charlotte's very own website here.

ESSAYS

"Inclusivity Isn't Simple," Brevity Blog, August 7, 2023

"Updating My Address Book Each Year Marks Life's Passages," Everyday Musings and Existential Observations blog, January 6, 2023

"Befriend Your Inner Critic," Brevity Blog, August 12, 2022

"Self-Editing Mantras to Enhance Your Revision Process," Brevity Blog, July 13, 2022

"Andrew Cuomo Finally Resigned. But He Still Doesn't Get It," Cognoscenti, August 11, 2021

"A Collaboration Across Time," New York Times, April 28, 2021

"The Onesie in the Closet," JMWW Journal, September 24, 2020

"I Hope All This Mindfulness Is Here to Stay," Cognoscenti, April 13, 2020

"11 Things You Can Do to Manage Coronavirus Anxiety," Cognoscenti, March 13, 2020

"My Facebook Feed Is Giving Me Compassion Fatigue. Here's What I'm Doing About It," Cognoscenti, February 20, 2020

BLOG
Check out my occasional posts on "Everyday Observations and Existential Musings."

ESSAY ARCHIVES
For links to more published essays, click here.

"An Inside Look at Mindfulness for Kids & Teens"

Click here for the YouTube recording of this stimulating discussion among a stellar panel of mindfulness leaders and educators, including Michelle Benedict, David Flores, JoAnna Hardy, JG Larochette, Danielle Mahoney, Andrew Jordan Nance, Deborah Salazar Shapiro, and Christopher Willard. In support of the Mindful Life Project, based in San Francisco. Recorded July 9, 2020.

In the Media

On June 22, 2022, I read my essay "A Collaboration Across Time" as part of the Cambridge Common Writers June reading by Lesley MFA alumni. Watch the full event here.

On February 15, 2022, I was honored to read my essay "The Onesie in the Closet" as part of "Tell-All Boston: Tales of Rejected Modern Love," an online literary event co-sponsored by GrubStreet and Belmont Books, featuring writers whose submissions to the New York Times Modern Love column were rejected. Watch the full event here.

Listen to "Our Neighbors Are More Than the People Next Door," which aired on WBUR's "Morning Edition" on August 19, 2019.

Watch my 2018 interview on Access Framingham TV's "Novel Ideas," with hosts Carol Lynn Luck and Josh Brogadir, in which we discuss Charlotte and the Quiet Place, laughter yoga, and much more!

Charlotte and the Quiet Place was named #4 on "The Ultimate List of the Best Picture Books, Endorsed by Kids and Parents"! Thank you for the honor!

"Mindfulness, Montessori, and the Making of a Picture Book," interview with Gaby Brabazon of the Cosmic Bookshelf.

Enjoy this Q&A, "Meet Deborah Sosin," in Boston Voyager magazine.

I'm delighted to share this interview with Mijha Godfrey, founder of Jambo Books, a subscription service that celebrates picture books starring children of color.

Photo credit: Kevin Day Photography