Emily McDowell is the founder, and former author and artist, behind the stationery and gift brand Em & Friends. In 2015, with the introduction of the brand’s “Empathy Cards” for serious illness and loss, Emily’s work inspired a sea change to the greeting card industry. Offering a more supportive and honest alternative to traditional sympathy cards, and informed by Emily’s experience with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, these cards struck a nerve around the world. Emily’s work has been featured in hundreds of global media outlets, including The New York Times, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, BBC News, Al-Jazeera, and NPR's All Things Considered.
