About

Lisa Brodsky is a Pushcart-nominated writer, public health professional and columnist whose work explores intergenerational trauma, cultural inheritance, spiritual resilience, and the quiet rituals families use to navigate uncertainty. She writes about magic—both ancestral and ordinary—and the ways everyday moments carry unseen power. She holds a Master of Public Health and is completing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Hamline University, where her work bridges cultural narrative, speculative nonfiction, and trauma-informed storytelling.

For more than twenty years, Brodsky has worked in public health systems across Minnesota, including several years inside jails and juvenile detention centers. These experiences have given her a rare lens on the cyclical nature of trauma, poverty, and systemic inequity. Her background in community health, public systems leadership, and trauma-responsive practices uniquely positions her to interrogate the intersections of survival, care, and memory.