Mia BoltonMia Bolton is a writer, water photographer, and Martha Beck Certified Wayfinder Life Coach. Mia contributes to national and international publications highlighting diverse identities in the outdoors, including a cover story for HiHeyHello Magazine an multipage features in Foam Symmetry, Pacific Longboarder Magazine, USA Swimming Magazine, Butter Magazine, and others. As We Bloom is now a book that celebrates everyday, extraordinary women and gender nonconforming people from all walks of life who have found joy and designed their lives in nontraditional ways.In her role as Vice President of Communications at Mixte Communications, Mia partners with local, statewide, and national social justice organizations to leverage her writing and communications expertise for long-term change. She's especially proud of the campaign she led with the League of Women Voters of California to mobilize BIPOC youth to vote in the 2020 general election, which earned eight national awards and contributed to the critical work grassroots organizations around the country are doing to get out the vote.Outside of her many perpetual projects, Mia can be found learning to rest; surfing, diving, and taking photos in the ocean; or spending time with her partner, Devin, in the San Francisco Bay Area, trying to teach their three cats to walk on a leash. Read More Read Less