"You are responsible for your life. No one's coming in here to save you. If you don't save yourself, it's not going to happen." - Abby Maslin

Abby Maslin is the bestselling author of Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love, a remarkable story of transformation and resilience in the wake of tragedy. Award-winning journalist Maria Shriver praises Love You Hard as, "inspiring, touching, and beautifully written... a testament to choosing joy during the toughest times." A special education teacher in Washington, D.C., Maslin's work has appeared in the Washington Post and alongside acclaimed essayists in the anthology, Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God: 73 Women on Life's Transitions. In addition to her advocacy work in the brain injury and caregiving communities, Maslin is a regular contributor to the website Brainline.org.

Connect with Abby on her website, Instagram @abby_maslin, or Twitter @abby_maslin.

 

Abby's book recommendation: I AM YOURS by Reema Zaman

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