Lisa Espinoza

With striking authenticity, practical wisdom, and disarming humor, Lisa Espinoza inspires readers to embrace the present moment. Whatever it may hold.

In Days of Whine and Noses--Pep Talks for Tuckered Out Moms, Lisa throws out a lifeline of encouragement to young moms neck deep in dirty diapers, messes, and meltdowns. From her own experience as a mother of four, Lisa reminds her fellow moms that even the seemingly mundane moments of mothering are bursting with meaning -- significant life lessons waiting to be discovered.

After losing her son Chandler to a biking accident on January 1, 2019, Lisa chose to write every day for a year as a means of processing her grief. Now, her writing is published in her second book, First, Brush Your Teeth--Grief and Hope in Real Time. Anyone who has experienced loss will appreciate the honesty with which Lisa approaches her unwelcome new reality. And they will find rays of hope, joy, and laughter, even in the middle of the darkness of grief.