About the Author
Mardie Caldwell
Mardie’s daily journaling helped document Ellie’s journey, emotions, and challenges. Mardie’s tracking of these precious moments helped with her first children’s book, Ellie The Brave, Bald Fairy. A heartfelt and inspiring story, the book gives hope to children of all ages facing cancer and other childhood illnesses.
An award-winning author, Mardie has written numerous non-fiction books. Ellie is her first foray into picture and story books for children. As she shared this sweet fairy story with a few friends, she found that it was an uplifting story that resonated with anyone who has suffered from hair loss due to cancer treatment, even adults! It is her sincere wish that these same magical stories will encourage other children facing similar diagnoses.
Mardie Caldwell is available for media inquiries, for print, television, or radio/podcast interviews. She may at times be able to include her granddaughter Ellie, who was the inspiration for the story. We’ve prepared suggested questions for media appearances.
Media Credits
Mardie is an inspiring speaker who often shares experiences and inspiration from her life’s work on podcasts and in print, such as US News, Parade Magazine, World Report, and Parenting Magazine. She is widely sought for print articles and speaking engagements.
Mardie has more than 225 media credits to her name. You may have seen her on NBC’s The Today Show, CNN’s Larry King Live, or The Ricki Lake Show. Additional media appearances include Marie Osmond’s Show “Marie,” ABC News, CNN Headline News and Inside Edition, CBS News, NBC News, MSNBC, Fox, PBS, BBC, PBS, KGO Newstalk Radio, CNN’s Black in America II, The Campbell Brown Show, and Dr. Laura to name just a few. Mardie has also been a Radio Talk show host with SiriusXM and radio station AM 710.
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Mardie Caldwell is the Founder and CEO of Lifetime Adoption Center in Florida. Facilitating more than 140 adoptions each year, Lifetime has become one of the largest adoption centers in the country. Working nationwide, Lifetime’s caring staff supports each woman as they consider their pregnancy choices while encouraging waiting adoptive families throughout their adoption journey.
She founded Lifetime Adoption Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit to assist birth mothers in fulfilling their dreams through college scholarships, grants to help with special needs adoptions, and support for women considering adoption. In 2014, Mardie was honored with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s “Woman-Owned Business of the Year.”
Mardie has shared her adoption experience with others around the world. She has written five books about adoption. Two of her books for adoptive families, AdoptingOnline.com and Adoption: Your Step by Step Guide have won awards, including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. They are both widely recommended, most notably by Dr. Laura Schlesinger who hailed Mardie’s book as the “ultimate guide to adoption”.
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Penn Valley, CA 95946
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P.O. Box 1900
Penn Valley, CA 95946