Julie Fin­gersh is a jour­nal­ist and author of Stay: A Sto­ry of Fam­i­ly, Love & Oth­er Trau­mas, praised by NYT best­selling authors Anne Lam­ott and Anna Quindlen and named a Best Book of 2024 by Peo­ple Mag­a­zine. After a 25-year hia­tus from work­ing. Julie’s writ­ing now appears in the NYT, Oprah Mag, Jew­ish Week­ly, and more. Her Sub­stack col­umn, Take my Advice. I’m Not Using It is a mid-life sequel to the award-win­ning humor col­umn she wrote in her 20s for Bill­board. Julie lives with her hus­band in San Fran­cis­co and Connecticut.