Carol Lynn Pearson

Carol Lynn Pearson is the author of over 40 books and plays that have together sold over 800,000 copies. Her memoir "Goodbye, I Love You" tells the story of her marriage to a gay man, their four children, subsequent divorce, ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died of AIDS. This story made her a guest on such programs as "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and "Good Morning, America." She was featured in "People Magazine."

She wrote and performed over 300 times internationally a one-woman play, "Mother Wove the Morning," in which she plays sixteen women throughout history in search of the female face of God, and which earned an award from "Booklist" as "one of the top 25 videos of the year." Her book "Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World" continues the theme of welcoming back into our lives the Divine Feminine.

Her latest book, "The Love Map: Saving Your Love Relationship and Incidentally Saving the World," is a visionary romance that tells the inspiring story of a young woman whose Higher Self calls her on a hero's journey to learn that "Falling in love is easy. It's rising in love that is the growth and the challenge and the joy."

Carol Lynn has been a featured speaker at numerous events as diverse as the International Conference of the Sisters of Mercy, the National Association of Women Judges, and the International Conference of the Red Hat Society.

She lives in Walnut Creek, California. Outside the window of her second-story home office is a magnolia tree, which is always in full bloom on Valentine's Day. Visit her at www.carollynnpearson.com.