Authors
Ana Laffoon
Writer and editor
An American writer and editor who contributes inspiring, conversational pieces to multiple journals, magazines, and online platforms around the world.
Ana has written in a professional capacity for almost fifteen years, and is currently working on her first full-length book—a memoir of her years employed as a humanitarian aid and relief worker in the Middle East.
Ana values living a life of intentionality, vulnerability, and courage, which influences her passionate-yet-accessible writing style. Currently, Ana lives in Amman, Jordan, with her husband, Peter, and their five children: Jed, Ilse, Joel, Abe, and Nove. When she’s not working, Ana loves to listen to podcasts and audiobooks, go running with Peter, and have hour-long dance parties with her crazy kids.
Articles By Ana Laffoon :
Family values: what they are and why they matter?
In a of couple weeks, my best friend’s daughter will graduate high school. In the fall, this fresh-faced, eighteen-year-old girl plans to attend university in...
One Day at a Time
I have five kids, all five-years-old and younger.
Yes, you read that right. My oldest is five, I have three-year-old triplets, and my youngest is eighteen...
How to Lend Real Help in Times of Trauma
Recently, my youngest daughter, Nove, got very sick. After one week in a hospital in Amman, Jordan, we were sent by medevac (an ambulance with...
The Secret that makes my labor easier
In my previous blog, I shared four things that helped me move past the fear and anxiety I had concerning childbirth. I’d like to share...
4 things helps Ending Childbirth Fear
After years of struggling with fertility issues, I was finally pregnant with a growing, thriving baby. A baby boy—my baby boy. I couldn’t wait to...
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