Molly Carroll is a non-fiction writer, artist, educator, and therapist who holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. She is an expert in her field with over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. Molly was choosen to do a TED talk, What Keeps Us Alive; https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBJKoVbvzo. Molly's passion to help others has led her to work with Brene' Brown, Dan Siegel, Jack Kornfield and have a private audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Molly wrote and developed the artistic self-help journal Cracking Open, which draws on her own professional and personal experience. Is there something in your life you know deep down needs to transform or change? Are you looking for a place to grow, be honest, creative, and awake? Then Cracking Open is the book for you, welcome home. Cracking Open is a 130-page, twelve chapter, nonfiction artistic self help journal that is creative and interactive, providing opportunities for self-reflection and transformation. Cracking Open will make you laugh about the idiosyncrasies of life, be aware about the choices we make, and most importantly, recognize that we are never alone on this pilgrimage we call life. This inspiring journal will allow the reader to travel through an intimate self- discovery process around such topics as friendship, marriage, children, and death, realizing that it is in these life situations we all ultimately crack open in order to find our true selves.