Ximena Vengoechea is a user researcher, writer, and illustrator, and the creator of The Life Audit. She is the author of several nonfiction books and journals, including Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest, which received a starred review from Library Journal and was named one of BookRiot's Best Books of 2023, Listen Like You Mean it: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection, and The Life Audit Journal. Her writing has appeared in Inc., The Washington Post, Newsweek, Forbes, and Fast Company, among others. A user researcher by training, she previously worked at Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Twitter. She lives in Brooklyn. To learn more, visit ximenavengoechea.com, or sign up for her newsletter at ximena.substack.com.