Andrea Emmes, author portrait

Andrea Emmes

Andrea Emmes began her career in musical theater performing at the Trinity Arts Center in Rhode Island, headlining in Las Vegas, and singing as Ariel at Walt Disney World, amongst other fun roles/projects. She’s won several SOVAS awards, is an Audie Award nominee, recipient of multiple Earphones Awards, and named Best Female Narrator for the Independent Audiobook Awards in 2019. Diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in 2006, Andrea has carved an empowered new path in life as Differently Abled.

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