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Hospitality Specialist. Producer. Journalist. Sommelier. Author & Speaker. Thanks for coming to my website! My life’s mission is to share joy, inspiration, and empowerment through food and wine. I spend my days as a hospitality specialist with a mission to help restaurants save time and money through technology. The rest of the time, I’m a serial entrepreneur with my hands in many creative projects. After losing my son TJ, I went on a journey to heal myself through food. It worked! So I went on a mission to help others, and made a documentary series about it called FOOD BLISS. I’m also Executive Producer of the series UNSTOPPABLE featuring NCAA Women’s Gymnastics. I’ve produced and hosted over 10 series and 250 episodes featuring the world’s top chefs and sommeliers (HERE). My series Somm School Insider appears on ROKU globally and “makes a splash in the wine world” according to USA TODAY. I’ve also been the Editorial Director of the James Beard award-winning The Rosengarten Report and columnist for many publications including Food Republic and Edible Communities. My food film Oh My Rødgrød! was selected to appear in the New York City, Chicago, and Nova Scotia Food Film Festivals. I’m most proud of my bestselling children’s book The Gift of the Ladybug, a bibliotherapy book used by doctors and therapists to help families accept difficult diagnoses. I’ve raised $150,000 for kids with critical illnesses and created the National “Gift of the Ladybug” Day on January 28 (TJ’s birthday). Purchase books to benefit kids HERE. I’ve delivered Keynote speeches on resilience, empowerment, and joy to Nationwide Insurance, Michigan State University, Ohio University, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. You can find me on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSN, YAHOO, USA TODAY, WOMAN’S DAY, and GLAMOUR. I hope to meet you through the screen, on a stage or page, or in real life! In the meantime, come say “hi” on Instagram @carole.mac. https://www.carolemac.com/book daily 0.75 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5ab121fecf894b19f487ac/e6daca28-e58c-4da9-804c-863a8e1fbe68/GOL+COVER+HI+RES+%28300dpi%29.jpg Book - Books Heal. Amazon bestselling book The Gift of the Ladybug is a magical tale of love, joy, and acceptance through the eyes of two horses that learn that their son is actually a handsome little ladybug. Used as a bibliotherapy book by doctors, therapists, and teachers, this book helps families accept difficult diagnoses with peace and power. Inspired by my dearly departed son TJ, this book has started a national movement, helped raise over $150,000 for children with critical illness, and created the national “Gift of the Ladybug” Day on January 28 (TJ’s birthday). If you are a medical professional, therapist, teacher, parent, or friend of a child with an illness, this book is for you. Proceeds are donated to children with critical illness through organizations including Make-A-Wish Metro New York, United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, and children’s hospitals across the country. BUY HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5ab121fecf894b19f487ac/1583013203655-OLIE98T6R084X99FE5E4/TJ+Amber+831KB.JPG Book - The Story Behind the Story. This story came to me in a flash during one of my darkest moments. It was a cold, dark, and rainy evening in December. We were driving home from the Cleveland Clinic after hearing the doctor say, “Your son TJ may not see his second birthday.” I was reeling, frozen in a catatonic state, and in agonizing pain. Suddenly I began to see horses and ladybugs floating in my head. I watched as the ladybug asked the horses why they were crying, and I heard the ladybug say, “But I don’t know how to be a horse. I only know how to be a ladybug.” It was these words and the peace that they brought that allowed me to find relief in that harrowing moment. In the days following that car ride, I put pen to paper and wrote The Gift of the Ladybug for TJ (meet TJ in this adorable photo of him to the left). I gave it to him for Christmas and was able to read it to him countless times. The Gift of the Ladybug mirrors the way TJ made us feel. His eyes and demeanor would say, “Mom and Dad, I’m okay. It must be this way.” TJ peacefully passed away in April 2009 at fourteen months old due to complications from Leigh syndrome. My profound gratitude to TJ and this story reaches far beyond words. Not only did The Gift of the Ladybug provide comfort to me and my family when we needed it most, but it helped us reframe how we looked at our circumstances. When times got hard, we embodied the story. We would remind ourselves that TJ was our ladybug and that he would never be a horse. And if TJ could face his fate with joy, laughter, love, and peace; we could find find a way to do the same. Our wise little ladybug gave us a glimpse of what it is like to fly. My hope is that because The Gift of the Ladybug was so instrumental for me and my family, it will help you, too. 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