Hisae Matsudawas born in Japan and raised in England, Hisae got her start in publishing in her twenties with an educational publisher in Tokyo. Prior to joining Parallax in 2016 she was an editor of body, mind, and spirit books at North Atlantic Books. Hisae acquires and edits books on personal and community healing and transformation and is especially interested in listening to voices that are not usually heard. She loves meditating, reading, and spending time with her family and other animals.