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A Picture of 50,000 Words

ABOUT NANCY

Nancy Stearns Bercaw has written for publications around the world including the New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Korea Herald, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, MariaShriver.com, U.S. News & World Report, and Abu Dhabi’s Tempo Magazine. She is the author of “Brain in a Jar: A Daughter’s Journey through Her Father’s Memory” as well as “Dryland: One Woman’s Swim to Sobriety.” In 2009, Nancy was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of South Florida where she swam on scholarship from 1982-1986 and was a 17-time All-American, National Champion and Olympic Trials qualifier. She has coached swimming at James Madison University, New York University, Stevens Tech, and the University of Vermont. She currently works as a communications and marketing advisor to Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates.

IN THE MEDIA

  • CBS 48 Hours
  • Seven Days Review
  • The Takeaway with John Hockenberry
  • Vermont Public Radio

Read a chapter of DRYLAND

  • Excerpted in the New York Times

Order Dryland

  • Order Dryland: One Woman's Swim to Sobriety

Representation

  • Priya Doraswamy, Lotus Lane Literary

Nancy on Drinking

  • Huffington Post: A Very Liquid Life
  • KidsVermont: From Soaked to Sober
  • Parent Co.: How One Year in a Muslim Country Helped Me Quit Drinking
  • Parent Co.: Staring into the Abyss without the Bandaid of Booze
  • Scary Mommy: Alcoholics Anonymous and the Lies I Told Myself
  • The Coffeelicious: How I Accidentally Cured My Fear of Flying

Nancy on Traveling

  • KidsVermont: Adventures of a Lifetime
  • Nest Magazine: 22 Homes in 22 Years
  • New York Times: Overcoming Fear of Flying in the Bumpy Skies
  • Scary Mommy: Middle Aged in the Middle East
  • Tempo Magazine: What Dreams Awaken
  • U.S. News & World Report: 3 Tips for Finding A Comfort Zone on A Co-Ed Arab Campus

Nancy on Swimming

  • KidsVermont: Water Worries
  • New York Times: Swimming in the Fast Lane
  • Scary Mommy: I Was a National Champion Swimmer Now I'm at My Son's First Swim Meet
  • Tempo Magazine: The Al Jazira Ladies' Swim Club

Nancy on Alzheimer's

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
  • Deccan Herald: Caring for the Caregiver
  • MariaShriver.com: Brain in a Jar
  • Seven Days: Down Memory Lane
  • The New York Times: Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease
  • The New York Times: Waiting for the Forgetting to Begin
  • The New York Times: When All Isn't Enough to Foil Alzheimer's

Nancy on Parenting

  • Atlanta Journal Constitution: Racy Lyrics Driving You Crazy?
  • KidsVermont: Toys Were Us
  • KidsVermont: When David Got Dengue
  • Parent Co.: Why I'm Not Climbing Everest This Year
  • Parent.Co: What My Son's Sassy Mouth is Really Telling Me
  • Scary Mommy: How the Middle East Prepared My Son for Middle School
  • Seven Days: Cofounders of Parenting Site Talk Back
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