Merida Johns takes her experience as a successful educator, consultant, and businesswoman and writes about the human experience. She shows how ordinary people tackle challenges, live though sorrow and betrayal, struggle with doubt, and act on their aspirations to achieve flourishing lives. Her stories are learning lessons where awareness and curiosity transport readers to the most unexpected places within themselves. Merida grew up in Southern California and has lived from coast-to-coast in the United States. She resides with her husband in the beautiful Midwest farmland and countryside that gives her the serenity and space for storytelling.