Melinda Larson is from the Boston area and still has a passion for lobster and the ocean although she currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and cat. In her writing, Mindy draws from both personal and professional experience. In her professional life, she has worked in roles in the publishing industry, non-profit world, and most memorable to her, working at a shelter for homeless adults. She continues to write in her spare time, always in memory of her brother, Roy, who was her first and only editor. Mindy has been coping with Bipolar I disorder since 2008 and draws on that experience in her writing, with the goal to end each article with something proactive and positive, with action steps for how to find yourself in a better place.
