Ariel Penn is a writer, producer, and content creator who loves stories about regular people finding the courage to do something that matters. Her work grows out of a career spent at the crossroads of creativity, politics, and community—from serving as an assistant to the West Hollywood City Council to managing filming for the City of Pasadena.

Ariel received a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award and two additional nominations, completed UCLA’s Creative Nonfiction Writing Program with Distinction, and founded Stonewall Writers, a Facebook community that spotlights LGBTQ+ writers. Her political writing has been featured by the editors at Medium.com, and her work was included in The Best Advice in Six Words.

A poignant collection of universal wisdom, life lessons, and caution thrown to the wind. Ariel’s wisdom is included in here along with Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Shonda Rhimes. In addition to celebrities, it features everyday people who’ve learned a thing or two about a thing or two during their time on the planet.