Shannon MediskyShannon Medisky is a former teacher, current writer, and passionate authentic intelligence advocate and educator.After adopting their youngest son, it became clear that Shannon would have to leave teaching to manage their son's many special needs at ome. So, she traded the classroom for a cozy closet-turned-office at home, where she hides out and writes daily.Shannon lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys the blanket of clouds, the drizzle of rain, and the company of her many cats-including an ample Tortie named Ginger, who thinks she owns the place. (She's not wrong.)Learn more at ShannonMedisky.com Read More Read Less