Maria O'Connor is from Brisbane, Australia and lives with her husband, two daughters and a big American Staffy. She was inspired to create the activity book; Coping Skills and Strategies after working with her five-year-old daughter who is highly sensitive to try and combat her anxiety. Maria has a degree in Social Science (Majoring in counselling) and has studied development across the lifespan (child development). Maria is keen to develop other fun and educational books for children.