Robin Finn, Community Contributor

WRITER. TEACHER. INNER-PEACE ENTHUSIAST.

I’m a writer, teacher, coach, and the mother of three—two teenagers and a young adult. I am also the founder and creator of Heart. Soul. Pen.®, a Los Angeles-based course blending deep-dive creativity and soul-centered writing for women. In Spring 2020, I launched the Women’s Writing Workshop at UCLA Extension Writer’s Program. I’ve spent the last two decades in the trenches of parenting, writing, creativity, and finding my voice as a woman and a writer.

My work has been featured in: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Mamalode, Brain Child, The Huffington Post and others. I’m a top writer in Parenting at Medium.com and my background includes master’s degree in public health from Columbia University and in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica.

In 2017, my first novel was published, “Restless in L.A.,” which was named a Best New Novel of 2017 by Babble.com. It’s a middle-age, coming-of-age story about a restless mother of three and what happens when she re-connects with an old love from college and realizes she has been looking for herself all along.

I believe that finding your voice on the page transforms your life, that women thrive in community, and that creativity is stoked through authentic sharing and supportive feedback. My motto is “Don’t think, just write.” Learn more about classes, events, and writing at: www.robinfinn.com or www.heartsoulpen.com. Follow SLEEPLESS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY at https://medium.com/sleepless-in-the-san-fernando-valley