Anne Ierardi is a writer and visual artist. Her memoir "Coming Alive" was published by Shanti Arts in 2022 and grapples with faith, sexuality, art. A coming out and coming into one's own life it is told with humor and honesty.  Anne illustrated the book, "Walking with Grief: A Healing Journey." She also created a series of women jazz singers and abstract workds inspired by her love of jazz. A Boston native, she studied fine arts in college and pastoral counseling at Boston University (Doctor of Ministry) and founded a holistic healing center on Cape Code where she worked as a therapist for 30 years. She is a member of The International Women Writer's Guild, the Cape Cod Writer's Center, and the Cape Cod Musuem of Art.