Deanna Cotten

Deanna Cotten is the author of 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑑, honored with Amazon’s “Therapist Approved” badge, and 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑑… 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. After a near-death experience and a terminal ALS diagnosis, she began confronting the deeper question of how to live with purpose when time is no longer assumed.

With her signature dark humor and unfiltered honesty, Deanna writes and speaks about living fully while facing the reality that life is fragile and time is not guaranteed. She reminds others that purpose isn’t reserved for certain people or certain seasons... it exists in every moment we’re given. She is living proof that not even dying is an excuse to stop living life with purpose.

As an inspirational writer, speaker, and guest podcaster, Deanna has cultivated an engaged online community of more than 60,000 followers, generating over 60 million views across her social media platforms. She has been featured in books, podcasts, and media conversations centered on resilience, advocacy, and the realities of navigating life’s most vulnerable seasons.

Through her work, she invites readers into the tension of life’s hardest moments, offering perspective, encouragement, and the reminder that it’s possible to find a pocketful of sunshine even in the darkest storms.

When she’s not connecting with her online community, Deanna can be found junk journaling, working on diamond art, catching up on shows she didn’t know existed, and most importantly, making memories with her family.

She lives in Wyoming with her husband of over twenty years and their four children.