Books, etc.

Words about trusting yourself with your money, your dreams, your life. Writing, doodling, and asking questions is my way of processing life, learning from it, and sharing it with others.

Dear Fellow Human

A standalone series of books about trusting yourself with your money, your dreams, your decisions, your intuition, your life. Readers say my books are relatable, inspirational, and funny. Bless them.

BOOK 1: TRUSTING YOURSELF WITH YOUR MONEY

Dear Fellow Spender: Enjoy Using Your Money to Get Out of Debt, Build Savings, and Create a Life You Love

Spender is only sort of a money book. It's honestly more of a life book about creating what you want for your life with your money, not just settling for the life you're currently affording.

The book includes the steps this corporate-leaver followed to finally trust myself with money and get out of debt. Readers say it's like talking money talk on the couch with a friend. This book makes you think about the life you want to afford, and prepares you to do more about your dreams.

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Readers' comments about Spender...

“Friendly, funny, and encouraging...”

“OMG - WOW. I have been struggling with budgeting for years and I have never, ever, ever, read more approachable, kind, toughloving advice for budgeting.”

“Dear Fellow Spender gets to the heart of problem spending habits with compassion, humor, and easy to implement solutions.”

“Emily does a great job of making accessible a topic that most people run away from.”

“This book exceeded my expectations when it comes to not only keeping me reading, but actually entertaining me and inspiring me to get started.”

“When my copy arrived, I thought I'd just read the first few pages with my morning coffee, but then ended up reading half the book (and drinking cold coffee).”

BOOK 2: TRUSTING YOURSELF WITH YOUR DREAMS

Dear Fellow Dreamer: Waking Up, Taking Chances, and Creating a Life of Your Own

This book of vignettes is about taking flying leaps out of comfort into uncertainty. And the sometimes-long, super-worthwhile messy middle of doing what's brave for your dreams. This book is for you if you're restless in a safe life, or your dreams are already in-flight and you're waiting to see hoped-for results.
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This isn't a hustle-hard, sleep-when-you're-dead approach to dreams. If anything, it's about slowing down, opting out of status quo, and building your trust as you do big stuff about your dreams.

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Readers' comments about Dreamer...

“It made me think about the things I truly want for my life & how to be proactive about my dreams.”

“I was reminded of Big Magic! Your book is speaking to my soul right now…ruffling my feathers in a scary good way.”

“...such an inspiring read.”

“Emily truly practices what she preaches and has shared a wealth of knowledge in this book.”

“It’s fantastic! I’ve been telling everyone about it. It’s so real and authentic.”

“This book is endlessly delightful! It’s not like most “go live your dreams” books where the author is a billionaire, talking down to us peons, pretending we have the time and freedoms they do. Instead she’s a regular person who takes chances on life...”

BOOK 3: TRUSTING YOURSELF WITH YOUR LIFE

Dear Fellow Explorer: Giving Up Control to Discover Yourself, Your Work, and How Lucky We Are to Live Life

Coming Fall 2026. If you loved the Field Notes section in Dear Fellow Dreamer, you'll love this collection of stories and observations. Two years of post-corporate traveling through literal and figurative uncertainty and conversations with hundreds of strangers changes a person, and I can't wait to introduce you to the temperatures, laundromats, animals, places and people who changed my life.

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More to Your Life is my agenda-less, fun writing space. Subscribe for humorous essays about what makes life cool and people interesting. I write about important human subjects such as body odor, Dateline, corporate misshaps, embarrassing injuries, my foibles, bad dates, childhood depreivation, and MUCH MORE.

Speaking

Sharing stories and lessons from a life that didn't go as planned to get audiences to notice life and think differently about the life they're making.

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