Maggie Downs is the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime (Counterpoint Press) and 50 Things to Do Before You’re Five, a guide to gentle family adventures. Specializing in meaningful travel, outdoor adventure, and wellness, her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, and McSweeney’s, among other publications. She lives in the California desert.