Ellen McCarthy

Ellen McCarthy

DC, US
Ellen McCarthy is an award-winning feature writer for The Washington Post and author of "The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook."

Ellen McCarthy is an award-winning feature writer for The Washington Post and author of "The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook." She spent years learning the secrets of love, interviewing hundreds of couples and experts about what makes relationships work. She's a funny, engaging, inspiring speaker who conveys wisdom and practical advice on the topic most central to all of our lives -- love. Audiences walk with a new perspective on relationships and feel empowered to succeed in this crazy game of love.

Having attended more than 250 weddings, Ellen can also talk about the wedding industry, as well as feature writing and modern journalism.

Ellen McCarthy is an award-winning feature writer for The Washington Post and author of "The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook." She spent years learning the secrets of love, interviewing hundreds of couples and experts about what makes relationships work. She's a funny, engaging, inspiring speaker who conveys wisdom and practical advice on the topic most central to all of our lives -- love. Audiences walk with a new perspective on relationships and feel empowered to succeed in this crazy game of love.

Having attended more than 250 weddings, Ellen can also talk about the wedding industry, as well as feature writing and modern journalism.

Relationships are Not for Dummies -- Learning to Succeed in Love.

Modern society treats love like the equivalent of magic fairy dust -- something we hope will one day come along and create our own Happily Ever After. Unfortunately, that kind of thinking has led to a nearly 50 percent divorce rate and even higher rates of disillusionment and dissatisfaction. 

Ellen McCarthy spent five years writing about love and relationships for The Washington Post -- interviewing hundreds of couples and experts along the way. In this funny and inspiring...
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