Lucy Flood

Lucy grew up on a working farm in rural Kentucky. She has always felt very much at home in the natural places she loves--the question that has taken her on many of her life pursuits is: What helps people and the planet simultaneously thrive?

This curiosity has led her to: research the blue crab fishery in remote Baja, help restore Musqueam Creek in Vancouver, study human biology and environmental policy and creative writing at Stanford, and work as environmental and wellness journalist. The science of happiness, self-compassion, mindfulness, gratitude, and ecology are some of the disciplines that inform how she thinks about the world. Along the way she has written for The Atlantic, InsideClimate News, The Jackson Hole News and Guide, and Berkeleyside, in addition to other places. Most recently, she had her poem Wonderland Lake published in humana obscura.

She shares her passion for wellbeing, nature, and reflective and creative writing through workshops with professional groups through Write to Thrive, an enterprise she co-founded with her friend and colleague, poet Matt Daly.

These days, she remains fascinated by the tiny, wonder-filled moments she experiences in nature and with those she loves. Watching her daughter run beside her along a creek as the sunlight dances on the water is one of many of her great joys. She has a serious preference for working with those who have a good sense of humor, and lucky for her, her beloved daughter and husband Kirill keep her laughing.