Helen Picca

Helen Picca is a former Marketing Executive from NYC and holds a BA in English from Marymount College, where she learned to love the written word. She has traveled extensively, both internationally and domestically, and has lived in New Jersey, New York, Hawaii, and Oregon. She visited Port Orford, OR, several years ago quite by accident, and fell in love with the place. It was there she was inspired to write her first book, "The Last Frontier of the Fading West," a work of historical fiction set in that seaside community. Since that fateful day, she has been living happily there, enjoying the natural beauty of the Oregon coast and writing away.

Her latest book, "From the Hamster Wheel to Happiness in 10 Easy Steps," is part memoir, part self-help. One day, she asked herself, "Am I Happy?" and the answer was a resounding "No." This is her personal odyssey - a search for greater life satisfaction - from the canyons of New York City across languorous Hawaiian shores to the rugged Oregon coast. Here, she recounts her journey and all she learned along the way.

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