Christian Leahy

Christian is a book midwife, editor, and writer of mythic nonfiction. Since she was a little girl she has tracked the threads of story, listening for what wants to emerge from the fertile dark and attending with care to what is holy and shimmering with aliveness. From groundbreaking bestsellers to award-winning documentaries and transformative TED Talks, Christian collaborates with people and projects committed to the power of story and narrative change. These stories heal our connection to ourselves, the earth and each other. They are doorways to potential futures where all our communities thrive. She was the editor of the New York Times bestseller DRAWDOWN: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken and Katharine Wilkinson, and midwife to other works of nonfiction and memoir. Christian holds a Masters in Literature and Creative Writing from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. She lives in northern New Mexico where she reverently wanders the high mountain desert, writes little stories of wonder, dances, cooks, loves her friends and community, and mothers a young man who dreams and makes cool things with his hands.