Today on SecondWind Joyce has the pleasure of talking with speaker, and author of many columns and books, such as the one they are focusing on today; 57 Steps to Paradise: Finding Love in Midlife in beyond. Patricia was raised in Illinois by her two happily married parents and she began writing after her mother passed away from Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 57. She has authored 14 books, been published in several magazines and is currently a contributor to many daily columns.

Her most recent book,