Rebecca (Becky) Faye Smith Galli is an author and columnist who writes about love, loss, and healing. A Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she was formerly employed by IBM, where she was the recipient of the Golden Circle award for marketing excellence. In 2000, The Baltimore Sun published her first column, a piece about playing soccer with her son—from her wheelchair. With over 400 columns, she then launched Thoughtful Thursdays – Lessons from a Resilient Heart, a weekly column that shares what’s inspired her to stay positive. In 2017, she published her first book, Rethinking Possible: A Memoir of Resilience. Becky resides in Lutherville, Maryland, outside of Baltimore.