Lindsay Perrelli was born in Connecticut and moved to Boston to pursue her dreams of being an elementary school teacher. She has a deep passion for writing, children's literature, and the practice of mindfulness. Lindsay has worked as a teacher in a variety of contexts, and her time working as a teacher at Boston Children's Hospital holds a particularly special place in her heart. At the hospital she taught children at their bedside who were too sick to go to school and was enlightened by their resilience and ultimately became inspired to write The Happy Journey. Through this story she wanted to reach audiences of all ages and share with them that happiness comes from a place that is often overlooked: right within us.