Authors

Kardea Brown, Gullah Geechee cook and host of Food Network’s Delicious Miss Brown and OWN’s The Great Soul Food Cook-Off, is author of The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family.

Lola Jaye is an author and registered psychotherapist. She was born and raised in London and has lived in Nigeria and the United States. She has a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counseling. She contributed to the sequel to the bestseller Lean In, penned by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and has also written for the Huffington Post, CNN, Essence, HuffPost and the BBC. Her most recent novel is The Attic Child.

Ora Cook is a coach, freelance writer, and motivational speaker. She founded Cook’s Coaching Corner, which helps women overcome emotional obstacles and learn to live their best lives. Ora is an avid traveler and encourages women to travel for therapeutic and recreational purposes.