10 Moms Who Know the Power of Healthy Living

As a green-living expert, environmental journalist and author, Alexandra helps people translate their sustainability initiatives into understandable English. Basically, she helps people live healthier lives! She began to research ways to have a safe and healthy pregnancy when she became pregnant with her oldest daughter in 2005, and that lead to her first book—The Complete Organic Pregnancy. She made the switch from traditional journalism and never looked back. A recent resident of the woods (planting and picking her own veggies is a huge treat!), the lifelong New Yorker is proud she was able to pivot mid career, and is currently working on her memoir (Modern Perils of Country Living will be out in spring 2017), a both rewarding and challenging project.

While Alexandra may not have all the answers when it comes to the work/life balance, she definitely puts family first. “I do believe in prioritizing life over work and seeing where that leads and how work can be incorporated into life rather than living in the margins of work. It's hard to do, but it usually involves more daylight hours in the sun and extra moments with my kids.” When not writing, the mother of two girls, ages three and 10, can be found outside: eating, cooking, swimming, picking flowers and just hanging around.

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