Debra Bor­den is a Licensed Clin­i­cal Social Work­er and the author of two nov­els. Her essays have appeared in Wom­en’s Health Mag­a­zine and The NY Times. She received an Eng­lish degree from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Michi­gan and an MSW from Ford­ham Uni­ver­si­ty. Debra lives with her ever-chang­ing, but always sus­tain­ing, Sous fam­i­ly in NY and NJ. Vis­it her at www​.cooky​our​selfhap​py​.com.