Secunda,+Victoria

Biographical Information:
Dates: 1939 - Dates in Ridgefield: 1994-2006 nonfiction, journalism journalist, researcher, editor, columnist Victoria Secunda is an award-winning author and journalist whose work has appeared in //Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, TV Guide// and //Woman’s Day//. She has written eight books including //Losing Your Parents, Finding You Self; When Madness Comes Home//, which won the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) 2000 June Roth Award for a Medical Book; //Women and Their Fathers//, which received ASJA’s 1993 Author of the Year Award; and //When You And Your Mother Can’t Be Friends//. Ms. Secunda, who served on Matilda Cuomo’s New York State Citizens Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, has appeared on //Oprah, The Today Show, The Early Show,// the BBC, and National Public Radio. She began her career at //Newsweek//; has worked as an editor for //Readers Digest;// an associate producer for National Educational Television; a researcher for CBS News; a commentator for NPR station WYLL; CNN;and a columnist for Gannett Newspapers. She is the gardening editor of //Ridgefield Magazine// for which she writes a column, “The Greening Thumb,” which won the 2004 Best Column of the Year Award from the Connecticut Press Club. She lives with her husband, photographer Shel Secunda, in Danbury. **Titles (partial): ** //When You And Your Mother Can’t Be Friends: Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life, //1990 //Women And Their Fathers: The Sexual and Romantic Impact of the First Man In Your Life, //1993  //When Madness Comes Home: Help and Hope for the Families of the Mentally Ill //, 1998  //Losing Your Parents, Finding Your Self //: //The Defining Turning Point of Adult Life//, 2000 –Source: Victoria Secunda

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