Sara Ellington

Sara Ellington is author of The Mommy Chronicles (Hay House, 2005) and The Must-Have Mom Manual available from Ballantine Books in 2009. She is a graduate of Lynchburg College and the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. After the birth of her first child, Sara went through a difficult battle with postpartum depression, which she shares candidly in The Mommy Chronicles. From 2005 through 2006, Sara was co-host with Stephanie Triplett of a weekly radio show for moms called The Mommy Chronicles Show, which aired live on HayHouseRadio.com and Sirius Satellite Radio, Channel 114, LIME. She and Stephanie have appeared on NBC's TODAY Show and were selected as "spokesmoms" by Johnson & Johnson for a national satellite media tour announcing the birth of the 300 millionth American. In addition to being an author, mother and wife, Sara is a freelance writer. She has written for Charlotte Ventures magazine, Mothers & More's national newsletter, Forum, and a NASCAR television pilot. Currently she writes a blog for MomsCharlotte.com, a partner with The Charlotte Observer. Prior to becoming a mother, she worked for several advertising agencies as a copywriter. Sara's advertising work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living, and The Charlotte Observer. In 2007, Sara's life took a drastic turn when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. After six months of chemotherapy, Sara remains cancer free. Sara lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband David Behnke and their two children, Anna and Cade, a Golden Retriever named River and a turtle Anna has given the unlikely name "Slash." www.saraandstephanie.com