about allison
Author, homeopath and copywriter. Granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Lifelong Counting Crows fan.
Allison Nazarian is the author of four books, including Aftermath: A Granddaughter’s Story of Legacy, Healing & Hope, a memoir about growing up as the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors in a family that struggled to heal for three generations. She is also a homeopath and the founder of Homeopathy Space, and spent more than 20 years as a professional copywriter.
a writing life
Allison studied English at the University of Pennsylvania and journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She went on to write tens of thousands of pages’, screens’ and scripts’ worth of marketing copy for corporations and organizations around the world, and founded the copywriting agency Allison Media Group.
Her books range from practical guides for small businesses, Copywriting 101 and One Minute Copywriter, to the self-help book Love Your Mess and her memoir, Aftermath. She is at work on her fifth book, her first novel. She has blogged here since 2008.
homeopathy
Allison came to homeopathy by using it for herself and her family first. After years of study on her own, she completed the practitioner program at the Academy of Homeopathy Education and founded Homeopathy Space, where she works one-on-one with adults and children over video. She is also a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, a Certified Bach Flower Essence Practitioner and a Certified Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
in the press
Allison’s writing and story have been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, the BBC, CBC Radio, Inc., MSNBC, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times of Israel, among others. See the full press list.
a few more things
Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Allison has lived with her family in South Florida for over 20 years. She is a mom of two grown kids, met her spouse on Twitter, walks 50+ miles a week, reads tarot daily and thinks there is nothing the right Counting Crows song can’t cure.
education
- Academy of Homeopathy Education, homeopathy practitioner program (2024–2026)
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, MS, Journalism (1997)
- University of Pennsylvania, BA, English (1993)