About the Author:

A former national home and garden editor, Amy Mangan candidly writes about rebuilding life and redefining success following the shame and struggles of being parents who lost their jobs and home as their children faced life-altering health conditions. Passionate for living a well-designed life, Amy spent a decade writing about “picture-perfect” homes for several publications including Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, and Southern Accents. She never dreamed that behind her own closed doors would be financial and job losses, marital discord, illness, and role-reversal caregiving. This Side Up: The Road to a Renovated Life (Black Rose Writing, July 26, 2018) is her inspiring memoir about finding one’s way home to a stronger way of life. Amy resides in Ocala, Florida.