Julie Lythcott-Haims is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult, Your Turn, and the memoir Real American. They have a substantial, loyal, and engaged following on Instagram and Facebook and on their Substack blog Julie's Pod. A motivational speaker in high demand, they hold a BA from Stanford, a JD from Harvard Law School, an MFA from California College of the Arts, and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Puget Sound. Julie resides in Silicon Valley with their partner. They are parents to two twentysomethings and share a home with one of them.