Carole Calladine, MSSA, LISW is in the second half of life. She writes out of innate fascination about relationships, life stages, and choices.  She is a gifted family life educator and workshop leader. Her master's degree in social service administration is from Case Western Reserve University and her undergraduate sociology degree is from the State University of Iowa.

Second Story Womanis Carole's third book. Her other two are: Raising Siblings.....Raising Brothers and Sisters without Raising the Roof,on sibling rivalry and One Terrific Year:  Supporting Your Kids Through the Ups and Downs of Their Year, on the repetitive themes of childhood.

Carole is the Director of Senior Services for the Rocky River Senior Center. She currently resides in Rocky River, Ohio with her husband, Andrew, and their cat, Hank.