YvonneBroady

Yvonne Broady was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art Education from C.C.N.Y and an MA in Art Education from Columbia University. After graduation she taught elementary school, was an arts liaison, produced and directed children’s musicals and designed jewelry that was sold in various boutiques and department stores across the Northeast. She also wrote freelance reviews for local papers on fashion, style and New York City restaurants. Broady later produce several cable TV shows. New York Highlights, which aired from 1984 to 1991 was a talk show covering a variety of topics including financial management, male-female relationships, mother daughter relationships, entrepreneurs, spirituality and other themes from a mostly African-American perspective. The second show was The Way We Live on which she explored the interior design and lifestyles of people in and around the Tri-State NY Metropolitan area.

After having lost her husband to pancreatic cancer in 2009, and finding herself faced with trying to rebuild her life as she dealt with excruciating pain and grief, Yvonne decided to write a book sharing her experience. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Grieving-Spouse/dp/1483422291/ref…; Brave in a New World is a story of love lost, grief and recovery. </a> This book offers a guide to those who are experiencing grief and pain after loss. It also explains the variety and complexity of feelings one has when they are mourning. Yvonne Broady shares her journey through the grief experience and how she gradually learned to recreate a new life of her own.

Yvonne Broady has one adult son and resides in New York City.