Julia Hjelte is a writer, recovering perfectionist, and self-compassion and mindfulness coach. She graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Creative Writing, which she uses every day she sits down to put pen to paper. When not writing, she's devouring fantasy novels, self-development books, and social justice pieces, hiking with her dog in mountains of the PNW, or snuggling up on the couch for some trashy reality TV.