Lisa-Jo Baker is convinced that the shortest distance between strangers and friends is a shared awkward story. She has been the community manager for (in)courage, an online home for women all over the world, for nearly a decade.

She is the author of Never Unfriended (a Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestseller) and Surprised by Motherhood, as well as the Bible Study, We Saved You a Seat and its companion version for Teen Girls. She is the creator of The Temper Toolkit and her writings have been syndicated from New Zealand to New York.

She lives just outside Washington, DC, with her husband and their three very loud kids, where she connects, encourages and champions women in person and through her blog, lisajobaker.com. She'd love to connect with you on social media @lisajobaker.