Charlene Costanzo

Charlene Costanzo is an motivational author and speaker. She also facilitates experiential workshops. She is known as the author of The Twelve Gifts collection of books.

Early life

Costanzo was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1949 and grew up in Linden, New Jersey with her parents and brother. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Bonaventure University and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.

Career

Costanzo says that helping children of all ages to build inner strength and self-worth is the primary intention of her work.

Costanzo won the Glyph Best Book Award for The Twelve Gifts of Birth; the Glyph Best Inspirational/Spiritual Book for The Twelve Gifts of Birth; the Glyph Best Gift Book for The Twelve Gifts of Birth; the ForeWord Magazine Bronze Award for The Twelve Gifts of Birth; MIPA awards for The Twelve Gifts of Birth in three categories; a Gold IPPY Award for The Thirteenth Gift; a Silver IPPY for Touchstones: Stories for Living The Twelve Gifts, and the SCOTTY for outstanding literary achievement for The Twelve Gifts of Birth.

Personal life

Costanzo has been married to Frank T. Costanzo since 1969 and has two children. She and her husband live in Florida.