Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro, M.S.W., is an award-winning author who has written or co-authored ten nonfiction books. She specializes in writing and speaking on the issues of women at mid-life and older.
She has written about how women constantly reinvent themselves after their children leave home, through their friendships, by coming home to their true selves, and in other important ways.
Ms. Shapiro borrows from her training in social work to understand the human condition, particularly women’s development.
She is a widely sought lecturer, writing coach and yoga teacher. She has been teaching yoga to older women since 1999 and studies in the tradition of TKV Desikachar. Pat is available for talks about women at mid-life and beyond, and can be reached through her website at www.wisewomenalive.com
Author’s Awards:
New Mexico Book Awards, Best Health Book 2007 for Yoga for Women at Midlife and Beyond: A Home Companion.
New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, Best Book Finalist 2011 for Coming Home to Yourself: Eighteen Wise Women Reflect on Their Journeys.
