WENDY PARIS
is a solutions-oriented journalist at Inside Philanthropy and the author, coauthor or ghostwriter of six books, including the groundbreaking title Splitopia: Dispatches from Today’s Good Divorce and How to Part Well. She cowrote Buy the Change You Want to See, which delves into the artisan industry and the conscious consumerism movement, and Don’t Quit Your Day Job, an empowering workplace guide. She has written about relationships, psychology, aging, Judaism, culture, and the arts for publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Jewish Journal and Los Angeles Review of Books. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in nonfiction creative writing from Columbia University and a Master of Social Work degree from The Ohio State University. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her son, Alexander, and her dog, Marshmallow.
Splitopia
This "wonderful blend of storytelling and social science," Splitopia combines personal memoir, family law history and the latest psychological research along with interviews of 200 formerly married people to offer inspiration and insight for ending a marriage while preserving a family and oneself.
“The essential resource for anyone who wants a ‘good’ divorce.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies and host of the podcast Happier
Buy the Change You Want To See
This bestselling book shows how our purchases can make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable artisans, refugees and impoverished communities around the world and close to home. Our buying power, if harnessed correctly, can support education, water, roads—and economic independence for women and families.
“For anyone who wants to live their values, dollar by dollar.”
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of New America Foundation and author of Unfinished Business
“The time has come to put consumer power to good use. A powerful guide to shaping the world we want to see.”
—Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign and former Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
STORIES ON STAGE
How I hosted dinner for thirteen the month after my husband moved out and why it mattered. Or, why “freedom” isn’t just another word for nothing left to lose.
Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA
SELECTED ARTICLES & ESSAYS
February 25th, 2020
