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So glad to see you. Welcome to Mighty Fond of You, a repository for rumination, remarks, enthusiasms and encouragement. I write about nature, art, travel, caregiving, and my writing life.

Who am I? (An answer in third person because I’m still not entirely comfortable tooting my own horn.)

Tanya Ward Goodman lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of the award winning memoir, “Leaving Tinkertown.” Her essays and articles, which often focus on the challenges and rewards of caregiving and parenting, have appeared in numerous publications including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Luxe, Perceptions Magazine, Fourth River, Orange County Register, Premium Magazine, Variable West, Another Chicago Magazine and The Huffington Post. As a founding partner of Girl Group Enterprises, she co-created social emotional curriculum and facilitated workshops for children and teens as well as their parents and teachers. As a long-term volunteer, she has worked with LAUSD, SELAH, The Hollywood Food Coalition, The Silverlake Independent JCC, Bottle Village, Access Books and many others. Curiosity and flexibility honed on childhood road trips throughout the United States have served well on more recent journeys to Peru, Costa Rica, Myanmar, Jordan and Morocco. She is currently at work on a second memoir about the way travel simultaneously opens space to mourn her father, encourages the contemplation of the shifting weights of mothering and helps cultivate empathy and a willing acceptance of uncertainty. Find out more at www.tanyawardgoodman.com

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