"Just as we must actively fight despair,
we must work at allowing the experience of joy."
Alicia Assad, MAPP is a writer on motherhood and Mary Magdalene. The editor and steward of
A Book of Love, she shares on Substack @TheArtistryofFaith and co-creates essays and podcasts @TheMagdaleneThread, exploring Mary and the feminine voice of Christianity.
Drawing on both lived experience and formal study, Alicia's work reflects her motherhood experience and is shaped by a devoted spiritual practice, her training as a professional dancer, and studies of wellbeing at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was among the first 100 students to earn a Master of Applied Positive Psychology.
As Miss New Jersey, Alicia was the youngest contestant in the Miss America 2002 Pageant and recipient of the Overall Elegance & Lifestyle award. A former Radio City Rockette & Wilhelmina Fitness Model, she earned a BS in Arts Administration and Dance Minor at Wagner College. She is certified in Pilates, Health Coaching, Colour Therapy, and trained as a Reiki Master in the Usui System. A two-time runner of the NYC Marathon, she is a practitioner of yoga, meditation, and various energy healing traditions.
After moving from New York City to Long Island, then across the world to Hong Kong and back again - to Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Alicia is now growing deep roots on a farm in Bedford, New York, alongside her husband, five children, and beloved rescue animals.
Testimonials
“If you are seeking someone to guide you in your quest for purpose, balance, ritual or simply exploring the many roles you play as a woman - Alicia is your dream weaver and coach.”
-Kristin Gregory Meek, Founder & CEO WYLD Leadership
“In my mind’s eye, Alicia, is one of the leading voices around motherhood, a Goddess.”
-Elaine O'Brien, PhD
“Alicia's posts are like sacred script. I hang on every word. And they ring as true now as I mother my older children as they do for those in the newborn stage.
Astounding, profound, inspiring.”
-Tracey Clark, Author, Photographer, Teacher
“Alicia is the Prose Laureate of Motherhood.”
-Eleanor Chin, MAPP, CEO Clarity Partners Coaching & Consulting