Mimi Tanner

Mimi Tanner is a woman's best-kept secret! Mimi Tanner's work is the benchmark of women's relationship advice in the 21st century. In the grand tradition of the most daring and successful relationship advice for women, Mimi is not afraid to tell it like it is! Mimi Tanner's legendary email column for women is one of the longest running, most belove... d relationship advice newsletters in the world, read by over a million of readers worldwide since 2005. Mimi's message resonates with millions who recognize that the psychology of human nature is the key to love, self-respect and happiness. Love it or hate it, Mimi's advice works. True students of the heart know what works, and understand that the "methods to our madness" spring from love, kindness, and generosity of heart. Mimi's family never lived long in one place. However, she got to know several different cities, including her beloved New Orleans. As a child, Mimi auditioned for and attended the Piano Preparatory Department at SMU, studying with Lucien Leinfelder and Louise Bianchi. She also studied theatre, ballet, art, and voice during most of her growing up years. Mimi wanted to be a writer from an early age, and as a teenager, she became particularly interested in the subject of relationships and self-help. Her interest in decluttering came early in life, too. Mimi has a special interest in psychology and mental health. She lost her brother to mental health disease and suicide. Mimi loves the theatre, classical music; music from the late 60's to the present; movies, books, and traveling by car or in her vintage camper van. Mimi's influences as a writer are many, including Helen Gurley Brown and her high-profile writers during Cosmo's golden years (70s - 80s); Ginie Sayles, whose support and generosity has been immense; the original vintage Fascinating Womanhood pamphlets and Helen Andelin's work to amplify these; the brilliant duo Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, authors of The Rules; the legendary Shirley Conran; the iconic Don Aslett; and many more. Like ...Read More