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Books

Two books, one family — a bedtime ritual for the little ones, and the honest view from a life built around trading.

Goodbye Today
My children's book · now available

Goodbye Today

Maria Magdalena Carter · illustrated by Megan Willin · Miriam Laundry Publishing

A gentle bedtime ritual that invites little ones to slow down, breathe, and say goodbye to the day with presence and gratitude — woven from four generations of family memory.

From the ends of my toes,
to the tip of my nose,
it's time for me to say,
goodbye, today.

Look for the kangaroo from our ranch and the mermaid from Casa Sirena, our house by the sea — the little characters, all inspired by real life.

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Inside the book

Illustrated by Megan Willin

"Drink a last cup of water… thank you, thank you, for these simple joys."
"I put on my PJs, slip under the sheets, tuck myself in, and feel my heartbeat."
"I float into dreams, and sail on the seas — I gaze at the stars, and feel the warm breeze."

My hope is for caregivers and children to slow down for a few more rocking-chair moments together — to keep a small, steadying ritual: setting the day down, and taking a breath, before sleep.

The conversation

On courage, kangaroos & this one life

A warm half-hour on the Author My Day podcast with Tammy Stuhr, my author coach — about Goodbye Today, raising a kangaroo, and where this one life began.

Watch the interview →
Warmies weighted kangaroo with joey
A little companion

The bedtime kangaroo

There's a kangaroo in the book — and a real one at our ranch, where she has her own habitat. This weighted, gently-heated little friend makes the sweetest gift beside Goodbye Today: something warm to hold while the day says its goodbye.

Find the kangaroo →
A pairing we love — not sponsored, just a soft idea for bedtime.
My chapter

Living with a Trader

It began as a chapter I wrote inside my husband John's book — the honest, tender, sometimes funny view from the other side of the screen: building a marriage and a family around a life of risk.

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My husband John's life work

Mastering the Trade

John F. Carter — founder of Simpler Trading

John's bestselling classic on intraday and swing trading, now in its third edition. It's his life's work — and it lives, with his courses and community, over at Simpler Trading. Inside is my chapter, "Living with a Trader."

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Mastering the Trade