Throughout my childhood, my parents attended evangelical Christian churches that viewed the Bible as the “Word of God” and church doctrine as God’s Truth. During my senior year of high school, I began to question our beliefs, so I majored in psychology to learn how healthy families worked and minored in philosophy to examine other systems of belief. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in psychology and a minor in philosophy, I worked as a family communications counselor, a psychiatric social worker, and eventually as a licensed psychotherapist with children, adults, and seniors. Shortly after it was published, I read about A Course in Miracles, which came from Jesus, and found that studying and practicing its lessons turned my life around. So I asked God if there was an ethical way to use what I was learning with my clients. He told me to “Start writing,” so I began to write about spirituality and mental health, which helped to clarify my thinking. I also researched the latest findings in psychology to bring my understanding up to date. Over time and with many revisions, this led to three versions of my book: Love, Spirit, and Mental Health; Counseling Psychology and A Course in Miracles. After completing the second version, I felt guided to compare Jesus’s teachings in the Bible with his teachings in the Course, which led to another book. I have also published a volume of poetry, and The Indian Way -- wisdom stories for children and their parents.Read more about this authorRead less about this author