Journalist and author Ericka Sóuter is a nationally recognized voice in the realm of parenting news and advice. A contributor on Good Morning America, it’s her job to speak to parents across the country to stay on top of the issues, controversies, and trends most affecting families today. 

For her first book, How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide, Sóuter interviewed hundreds of mothers across the country to explore why being a good mom has come to mean giving up everything that makes you—you. Here she provides a guide for overwhelmed mothers to reclaim the part of themselves they have lost. Her writing is featured in Parents Magazine, WebMD, CafeMom, Mom.com, and The Bump. 

As a result of this work, she has been invited to the White House to discuss children’s health, is frequently invited to speak at colleges and universities, and was hired to address employees at companies like American Express and Slack. Her next book focuses on how adult women’s toxic relationships with one another can affect our daughters. Prior to focusing on parenting, she was on staff at People Magazine and Us Weekly. 

Her work has also appeared in Self, Cosmopolitan, Essence, and on Huffington Post. She  received a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University and a Master of Science from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, she currently lives in Manhattan, New York, with her husband Caleb Pitters (SFS’97), and sons Lex and Aidan.