Dara is an author, pod­cast­er, and the founder of Every Soul Has a Sto­ry pod­cast. A grad­u­ate of Indi­ana Uni­ver­si­ty with a B.A. in Eng­lish and a jour­nal­ism minor, Dara prac­ticed pedi­atric speech ther­a­py before return­ing to full-time writ­ing. Dara lives in Fort Laud­erdale, Flori­da, kvells about her two kids, hus­band, and fur babies, all of whom inspire her stories.