Hello! I’m Emily Florence, the author of Even Better: Easier Ways to a Happier Life, recognized as “The Feel-Good Book of 2024” by Yahoo. I’m an award-winning writer and journalist, as well as a seasoned publicist, PR and marketing consultant, and business growth strategist. I’m also a certified life, life purpose, and career coach.

As the founder and former CEO of EveryDay Happy, I had the honor of leading a lifestyle community that I built from the ground up and was recognized as a Forbes Top 100 Website for Women and a w3 Award Winner for Best Writing for a Lifestyle Website and Best Lifestyle Website.

Throughout my career as a publicist, I’ve represented award-winning films, books, entrepreneurs, and iconic TV shows including American Idol, Gilmore Girls, and So You Think You Can Dance.

My work has been featured in several prominent media outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Yahoo Finance, The Huffington Post, and the Los Angeles Business Journal.

I hold a Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College in Boston and a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

For over a decade, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with incredible individuals and companies helping them achieve their goals and create more joy, purpose, and ease in their lives.

Thank you for joining me. I’m happy you’re here!

5 Fun Facts About Me

1.  I can say the alphabet backwards in under 10 seconds flat.

2.  I dropped out of law school after four days. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life when I finished college and law school was something I applied for and got into, so I went. And even though I felt really cool saying, ‘I’m going to law school,’ by my third day I knew it wasn’t something I wanted. And if I stayed, I’d only be doing so to prove to everyone that I could do it.

That was the moment in my life when I realized at the end of the day it didn’t matter what people thought or said about me; what mattered was how I felt. In making the decision to leave, I chose to live my life for me.

3.  I’ve been lucky to call 9+ special places ‘home’ so far in my life including: Ojai, CA, Florence, Italy, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Boston, New York City and an island in the state of Hawaii.

4.  At 20 years-old, I took a quarter off from college and went to Europe for several months by myself. The first month I lived in a flat in Florence, Italy with seven other people – I was the only American. The remainder of my trip I traveled everywhere I could.

That experience changed me to my core. Everything about it from traveling alone half-way across the world, to meeting new people, seeing other ways of living, learning how to depend on myself, and not complaining because I didn’t have anyone to complain to. I highly recommend everyone travel solo.

5.  I have the cutest, sweetest and silliest Labrador pup on the planet, named Harper, who completely has my heart.

Quotes I live by:

“As you go the way of life you will see a great chasm. Jump. It’s not as wide as you think.” – Joseph Campbell

“Happiness is not readymade. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama

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