Elin Stebbins Waldal

Elin Stebbins Waldal is a writer and a speaker. She is the author of Tornado Warning, A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect on A Woman's Life, which won the 2012 Eric Hoffer, da Vinci Eye Award, was recognized as an 2012 Eric Hoffer Finalist in the non-fiction category, was the About.com Reader's Choice Award 2012 Winner in the Parenting Teens category and the 2011 Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Medal winner in the Adult Book Category.

She has appeared on Fox News San Diego, San Diego Living Morning Show, Family Focus Radio, Heart of Woman with Lorraine Harrell, On Air with Nesa, The Daily Dose with Dick Nelson, This Week in America with Ric, The Social Workers with Kathryn Zox, The Catherine Bradford Show, Dresser After Dark and The Daily Dose

Elin has contributed to: Huffington Post, Your Teen Magazine, Ms. Magazine, The New Agenda and Daughters.Com.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.