ERICA BASSANI is a writer based in Italy. A graduate of the Academy of Storytelling in Turin, she spent a year living in a Theravadan Buddhist monastery at the age of 23. Since then, she has turned to female spiritual teachers from diverse traditions to help her navigate her inner journey. She created the Women Awakening Project-an initiative that highlights the wisdom of female spiritual role models and explores spiritual practice through the lens of women's experiences-to share their wisdom and create a bridge between generations of seekers. Bassani is author of Donne che Eslporano il Divino, coauthor (with Massimo Bonomelli) of Va Bene Così, and the Italian translator of The Four Noble Truths of Love by Susan Piver.