Julia Pelly

Julia Pelly has a masters degree in public health and works full time in the field of positive youth development. In addition to Mother.ly, Julia's work has appeared on Vox.com, Glamour.com, NYT.com and many others. Julia lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young sons. You can find more of her work at Juliapelly.com.

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