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Welcome to My Site!

A bit about me: I’m a longtime magazine journalist, editor, author, mother and cancer survivor (in no particular order). For 10 years I was a lifestyle editor at Glamour, where I wrote the award-winning Life With Cancer column. I’m now a contributing editor at PARENTS, and write frequently for a number of lifestyle magazines and websites. My latest project, The Little Book of Life Skills, was published by Grand Central Publishing in 2020—it includes more than 150 how-to tips from the pros for simplifying your day and life (I wrote the book because I need the book!). I’m a 19-year cancer survivor and sit on the board of directors of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society where I help raise money for cancer research and advocate for patients. I live in New York with my husband and three children.

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The Little Book of Life Skills

We all have areas of our life that make us feel disorganized, unprepared or stressed out—but we rarely stop to ask, “Wait, am I doing this right?!” Turns out there are smarter ways to do pretty much everything and The Little Book of Life Skills has them all from top experts.  

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Book Erin for a Segment

Erin is available for TV segments to discuss any and all of the simple-but-life-changing hacks found in The Little Book of Life Skills. There has never been a more relevant time for a book like this! As Rachael Ray said, “it’s like the boy scout or girl scout guide to the times we’re living in.” Erin is also booking virtual conferences, corporate events, social media interviews, speaking engagements and more.

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