Kathy Sena

Bio

Kathy Sena has been a full-time freelance writer for the past 14 years. She received a B.S. degree in journalism from Arizona State University. Kathy covers women's, parenting, lifestyle, consumer and health topics in addition to writing profiles and personal essays. She is a recipient of the Parenting Publications of America Silver Award for excellence in health reporting and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, The Authors Guild and the Editorial Freelancers Association. Kathy's articles and essays have appeared in Newsweek ("My Turn"), USA Today, Woman's Day, Family Circle, AARP the Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Shape, Chicago Tribune, Child, Weight Watchers Magazine and many other publications. Her articles have been distributed through the New York Times Syndicate and Tribune Media. In addition, Kathy recently completed a three-month weight-loss blog, "Scaling Down and Fessing Up," for WomansDay.com (and lost 15 pounds!). She is currently blogging about parenting at www.parenttalktoday.com. On assignment, Kathy has strapped on skates for an in-line skating camp in Minnesota, re-lived a 5th-grade bra-snapping incident, paddled her own kayak on a California mountain lake and broken out in hives after reviewing one too many spa treatments. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and 12-year-old son.