Vikki Espinosa is a writer, educator, and career strategist, and the author of One in Eight, a practical breast cancer guide for patients, caregivers, and workplaces. She has spent decades helping people navigate major life transitions, including illness, recovery, and career change, with clarity, compassion, and actionable tools. Her work blends lived experience, deep resilience, and steady guidance for anyone facing a diagnosis or supporting someone through it. 

Her story includes recovering from a life-changing knee injury, learning to parafence with the U.S. Wheelchair Fencing Team, navigating disability, and moving through breast cancer with determination and clarity. These chapters shaped the grounded, practical approach she brings to her writing, teaching, and coaching. 

Vikki lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Gus, their two daughters who live nearby, and their anxious-but-beloved rescue dog, Georgie. When she's not coaching, teaching, or writing, you'll find her lifting weights, walking Georgie, or at early-morning Pilates.