Lisa is a writer from Sydney Australia, with one novel published, See Saw (Barringer, 2014). Lisa is also a freelance journalist and writes for Huffington Post, Mamamia, Elephant Journal, Yoganonymous, Frankie … amongst a whole heap of other publications. As a result she has a solid social media fan base, 21.9k on instagram and 6k on twitter (@lisaportolan).
She has a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism), Bachelor of International Studies and a Masters of International Studies (University of Technology Sydney). She is currently completing her PhD at the University of Technology, Sydney, on advertising and happiness (in relation to consumer culture and identity).
She’s married, and shares a home with her husband and h two ever-gracious hounds: Apollo and Juno. The duo also own a craft beer bar in Canberra, The Pot Belly. Check out her website: www.lisaportolan.com