Well, hi, everybody. It's great to see you and see you for a really special occasion,

which is a conversation and coffee as we're talking about it with bestselling author.

I just want to slide that in there because not everyone gets that title and it's a really good.

Bestselling author, New York Times bestselling author and journalist Leland Vittert.

We're talking to Leland for his new book, Born Lucky, a dedicated father, a grateful son, and my journey with autism.

And I don't, again, don't want to hesitate. I could give a big wind-up, Leland, because we have a history together.

And a great history, a positive history that maybe we can weave into this conversation.

But congratulations on the book.

I love this book.

I encourage everybody to read it.

I think it has so much to offer the world.

And I know it takes a lot of work. So congratulations, a big accomplishment.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. And I think more important than the best

selling author, Monica, which are very nice to point out, is what you've been pointed out in your

Instagram stories. And you very kindly, as you've been reading and going on the born lucky journey of my father

and I and my diagnosis with autism when I was a little boy, have been sharing with your audience

how it sort of affected how you think about being a mom and about parenting and about your kids and on and on and on.

And what's meant so much way more to me than the New York Times moniker is how many hundreds now of

emails and social media comments and everything else I've gotten about people who say,

I have hope now, right? Because born lucky is hope for every

parent of a kid who's having a hard time. Doesn't matter if it's autism, ADHD, anxiety,

bullying, whatever it is, not belonging. And so many now have emailed me and say, I have hope.

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