Ann Dowsett Johnston, MSW

Ann Dowsett Johnston is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, named one of the top 10 books of 2013 by The Washington Post. As well, her TEDx talk on the same subject has had more than 1.4 million views. An award-winning journalist with more than four decades of experience, she went back to school at 64 and became a psychotherapist. As well, Ann runs the popular international memoir-writing course--Writing Your Recovery. Ann has been honored countless times for her work on addiction and mental health, including an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University. She lives in Toronto, Canada—but escapes to Los Angeles as often as possible to see her beloved granddaughter.