Diane Esguerra studied English at University College, London, followed by a stint at drama school, and later trained as a psychotherapist at the University of Sussex. She has written for both theatre and television and is the recipient of a Geneva-Europe Television Award and a Time Out Theatre Award. Her books include The Oshun Diaries (Eye Books, 2019) and Buddhism and Loss (Mud Pie Books, 2023). The founder and director of Greenlight Counselling Consultancy, she lives in Dorset.