She is a columnist and contributing editor for the New York Times‘ Well Family page, and also a contributor to the Sunday Review, and co-host of the #AmWriting podcast. KJ Dell'AntoniaA city-dweller during a previous incarnation as an attorney, Dell’Antonia lost her last position in the legal world post-9/11; her husband was likewise in transition due to the poor economy. From attorney to writer is, she says, “A not uncommon transition and usually somehow related to having kids.” In New Hampshire, Dell’Antonia found her career prospects limited; she turned to writing out of necessity. But no one who knew her when she was ten would be surprised by the path her career has taken. Like the new mother whose child died the first day she left him in daycare so she could return to work.

Source: Forbes September 27, 2017 18:22 UTC