Elise is the author of three books of humorous spiritual essays, many plays, and numerous freelance articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Racked, Grok Nation, Purple Clover, Modern Loss and many other publications. Elise is also Spiritual Formation Director at Christ’s Lutheran Church in Oreland PA, an actress, mom of five and grandma of two. Elise speaks and writes extensively about living with bipolar disorder, and believes wholeheartedly that “storytelling saves lives.”