About

Stacey Lindsay began her storytelling career in Hollywood. Years before she became an acclaimed TV and print journalist, she was building her natural skills in deep connection, speaking, and writing alongside acting and producing greats, including serving as James Caan’s associate producer. After a massive personal loss, she realized her lifelong calling was to be a reporter and interviewer—so she left Hollywood, earned her master’s degree in journalism, and stepped into her passion.

That radical change led Stacey to become a leading journalist and editorial expert. Her work has attracted top media outlets, founders, and public figures. As a TV news anchor and field reporter, her weekend newscast received the highest ratings in the region. She’s overseen a local business journal, spearheaded new editorial franchises for global publications, including as an editor for goop, and co-founded and helmed independent publications dedicated to impact investing, global food culture, and the environment.

Today, Stacey is the author of BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are, and the founder and editor-in-chief of SAL Creative, a boutique creative firm that offers editorial counsel to mission-driven brands. She’s the longtime senior editor of Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, where she co-produces the award-winning weekly digital publication and helms the special ‘Be Lit’ issues, and is a sought-after guest panelist and co-host.

Known for her compassionate approach, she’s interviewed hundreds of public figures and civilians on spirituality, health, civics, politics, identity, art, sexuality, women’s equality, and work. Some of the many giants she has spoken with include Ken Burns, Lisa Ling, Melody Beattie, the Gottmans, Phil Stutz, Gillian Anderson, Erin Brockovich, Peter Levine, Sharon Salzberg, Savannah Guthrie, Elin Hilderbrand, Mark Nepo, Reese Witherspoon, Pico Iyer, Jay Shetty, Melissa Gilbert, Sean Malto, Debbie Gibson, Mitch Albom, Martha Beck, and Liam Neeson. As a reporter, she’s investigated veteran healthcare, the disappearance of small-town America, the plight of local factory workers, and other stories affecting humanity.

Stacey’s reporting is insightful and thorough, and her efforts are steadfast: to offer the world fact-based information and stories that truly heal. A proud alumna of Emerson College (BA) and the University of Colorado Boulder (MA), she’s served on the Board of Compass Quest Veteran Services and often mentors women in the workplace. Her work focusing on women’s issues has offered countless people an honest and inclusive take on what it means to be a modern woman.

She lives outside Seattle with her husband, Christian, and their rescue pup, Andi MacHowl, and is obsessed with 90s grunge and first-generation Ford Rangers. She’s also a Highly Sensitive Person—a truth that’s greatly expanded her perspective on life.

Photos by Suzanne Rothmeyer.