Karen Amster-Young is a strategic advisor for communications agencies, an author, and a journalist. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Insider.com, Hamptons Magazine, and many other regional and national media platforms. She is a regular contributor to James Lane Post and the author of the nonfiction book The 52 Weeks (Skyhorse). She also writes for her Substackpage, reworking articles like Happy 50th Birthday — and sorry for your loss, and new pieces like My Favorite Roommate.




