Ana Homayoun

This week, Erasing the Finish Line is officially launched into the world. When a friend found out the book was featured on Good Morning America, she said, "A twenty year overnight success!"

I started thinking about the seedlings of this book in 2018, when I spent much of the summer in Charlotte, NC interviewing educators, non-profit directors, parents, students and community members for a needs assessment. That work - long story for another day - was the impetus for creating and piloting the first iteration of the Life Navigator School Advisory Program in 2019-2022.

I had the idea to interview former students for the book and other young adults (plot twist!) because I knew that their stories, that I had heard informally over the years, were meant to be highlighted. Getting to visit with them again, after all those years, feels like a gift.

This book really is a culmination of over twenty years of work directly with students and in schools. It is meant to spur conversation and a reexamination of how we support student wellbeing and overall wellness and long-term academic success by helping every kid and young adult develop their own blueprint.

Thank you to all of you who have bought the book, shared the book, are showing up at events and asking great questions - it means the world.

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