Paige Jarvie Brettingen is a freelance writer based in Colorado. She has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Refinery29, 5280 Magazine and Mom.com, among others. A graduate of Northwestern University and USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism, she performed in musicals and commercials in Chicago and Los Angeles and was also a teacher and musical theater director before making a career change to journalism and motherhood (her all-time favorite role). These days, when she isn’t writing or researching her next project, she enjoys going skiing, swimming and hiking or anywhere in the mountains with her husband, 6 year old and 4-year-old twins. She also loves helping moms live a more fulfilled motherhood with her health and wellness coaching program “The Nourished Mama Project.”