Julie L. Hall is an author, journalist, educational writer, editor, poet, coach, and consultant. She speaks and writes about narcissism and complex relational trauma for outlets including BBC, Psychology Today, HuffPostHimalaya Learning, Narcissist Apocalypse Podcast, Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter, The Addicted Mind Podcast, Psych Central, Vice, RVNTV’s Dr. Sue Show, AVAIYA University, Real Divorce Talk Radio, Command the Courtroom, and the CPTSD Foundation’s We Are Healing Trauma 2020 Summit for Survivors.

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Her book The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free is available from major outlets and has been widely translated. 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 international resource for narcissistic abuse and complex trauma understanding and recovery. 

Previously, Julie served as founding Editor and Head Photographer of Inside Bainbridge, a key community news partner of The Seattle Times that was voted among the top five news blogs in Western WashingtonShe cofounded ProgressiveKid, a groundbreaking online ecostore with products sold internationally in Whole Foods and plugged on Oprah. She has written numerous nonfiction books for children, including in 2007 A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About Itendorsed by the PEW Center on Global Climate Change, the National Science Teachers Association, Washington governor Jay Inslee, and climate change writer/activist Bill McKibben. As an educational writer and editor in the areas of literature, science, and social justice, she has worked for dozens of clients, including Columbia University, University of Illinois, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, and Scholastic. Before launching her freelance career, Julie served as Writing Director at educational publishing company 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. 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 mountain biking, photographing wildlife, and hanging out with her family and pack of rescued dogs, cats, and chickens. She lives on an island near Seattle and is writing another book on narcissism(!) and a memoir.

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