Houston-based Stephanie Wittels Wachs is the author of best-selling book Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss, described by Booklist as a "harrowing, heartbreaking, cathartic memoir," and called "a powerful debut" by Kirkus. She co-created Lemonada Media, a podcast network that shares the unfiltered version of the human experience, and currently serves as Chief Creative Officer. Stephanie hosts the popular podcast Last Day. She is also a theater director and well-known voice actor (appearing in countless anime series and movies), and has a decade of experience as an arts educator. Wittels Wachs now sits on the Board of Directors of Rec Room Arts, a reputable performance space and national artist-residency program that she co-founded in memory of her late brother, Parks & Recreation comedian-writer-producer Harris Wittels.