Julie L. Hall is an author, poet, journalist, educational writer, editor, coach, and consultant. She speaks and writes about narcissism and complex relational trauma for outlets including BBC, Psychology Today, Himalaya Learning, HuffPost, Vice, Psych Central, Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter, ACONCon Adult Children of Narcissists Conference, Narcissist Apocalypse Podcast, The Addicted Mind Podcast, RVNTV Dr. Sue Show, AVAIYA University, Real Divorce Talk Radio, Command the Courtroom, and CPTSD Foundation We Are Healing Trauma Summit for Survivors.

Her book The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free (Hachette Books) is available from major outlets. Library Journal recommends it as a starred psychology book, saying “[a]ll libraries, in particular university collections supporting mental health and psychiatry curriculum, will find this a worthy addition.” The book evolved from Julie’s work as founder of The Narcissist Family Files, an award-winning blog and international resource for narcissistic abuse and complex trauma recovery. 

Previously, Julie served as founding Editor of Inside Bainbridge, a key community news partner of The Seattle Times that was voted among the top five news blogs in Western Washington. She cofounded ProgressiveKid, a groundbreaking online ecostore with products sold internationally in Whole Foods and plugged on Oprah. She has written numerous nonfiction books for young people, including in 2007 A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About It, endorsed by the PEW Center on Global Climate Change, writer activist Bill McKibben, the National Science Teachers Association, Washington governor Jay Inslee, and Emmy-winning Bill Nye the Science Guy writer Lynn Brunelle. As an educational writer and editor in the areas of literature, science, and social justice, Julie worked for dozens of clients, including Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, Columbia University, and University of Illinois. Before launching her freelance career, she served as Writing Director at educational publisher Proof Positive and before that as Editorial Director at Rand McNally. Her prize-winning poems have been anthologized and appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, including The Nation and The Threepenny Review. She has a BA in English from Northwestern University and an MFA in Writing from Goddard College. She is a NOLS graduate and certified in wildlife rehabilitation.

Julie’s happy places are biking, hiking, wildlife photography, puzzling, and hanging out with her family and pack of rescued dogs, cats, and chickens. She is currently writing a book about her least favorite topic: societal narcissism.

Featured photo by Julie L. Hall.