{"id":200,"date":"2023-02-18T23:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T23:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2023-04-05T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T00:11:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"200\" class=\"elementor elementor-200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf0aa51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf0aa51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d19b6a\" data-id=\"7d19b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb366b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eeb366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711db99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"711db99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c41548f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c41548f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16228487\" data-id=\"16228487\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da1718c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4da1718c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-inline-end:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:start}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cTo see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of <\/br>living it may be a help to living it well.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3751a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"fe3751a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cTo see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of <\/br>living it may be a help to living it well.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284581dc animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"284581dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29666668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29666668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ursula K. Le Guin<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85ec4b0 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85ec4b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a160668\" data-id=\"a160668\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbda18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdbda18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karlyn Pleasants, PsyD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29a26c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a29a26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-84\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5e96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5e96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a clinical psychologist, international speaker and trainer, and leading clinical advisor with a whole-hearted commitment to shifting paradigms and rewriting cultural narratives about mental health, healing, and the infinite possibilities available when we believe there is always more to the story.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-286e2d1\" data-id=\"286e2d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fe923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91fe923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Feather-Headshot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Feather-Headshot.png 831w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Feather-Headshot-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Feather-Headshot-768x677.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09a1c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09a1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-896d2f1\" data-id=\"896d2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c143758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was fresh out of graduate school and as green as they come, I stumbled into exactly what I didn\u2019t know I was looking for and needed\u2014a job in a small therapeutic community working with individuals diagnosed with multiple psychiatric disorders. Its unique philosophy of care was inspired by Native American principles of kinship, shared responsibility, and giving back. Witnessing the healing and restoration that unfolded inside this community of hope, in which each member was considered an integral part of the greater system, was nothing short of miraculous for a group otherwise deemed \u201cchronic\u201d and unlikely to change.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This remarkable, eye- and heart-opening experience upended everything I thought I knew about mental health and began shaping my professional career and personal life-path around a desire to create spaces for every human to have this opportunity. For twenty-five years, I\u2019ve helped create thriving therapeutic environments that have supported thousands of individuals and their families successfully build a life of self-management, health, and independence beyond the bounds of psychiatric diagnoses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, I serve as the Chief Clinical Advisor at the Anew Treatment Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. I aim to carry on the fidelity of this deeply transformative model of individual and systemic change that promotes personal agency and interpersonal healing through belonging to a community that believes in individuals\u2019 ability to thrive and live a purposeful life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0789953 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0789953\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f510f2d\" data-id=\"f510f2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f98e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f98e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-1024x915.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-1024x915.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-768x686.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-1536x1372.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Bonnie-2-2048x1829.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e273e\" data-id=\"44e273e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1e840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1e840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my private outpatient practice, much of my clinical lens is grounded in attachment theory and I prefer to walk in the world of intergenerational transmission of stories\u2014the tales, experiences, beliefs, and traditions passed along through systems. Leaning on narrative techniques to help others put voice to that which needs to be spoken and heard, I support the revising of family roles and personal scripts to create a new life-storyline. I hold certifications in clinical trauma treatment as well as in Jungian psychotherapy, where active imagination, individuation, and harmonious integration reign supreme.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92a77df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92a77df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-252874d\" data-id=\"252874d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f94107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f94107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, I had the honor of writing the foreword for the collaborative project <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Can\u2019t Make This St*ry Up<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, centered on the power of synchronicity and healing through story. In 2022, I joined forces with fellow storytellers, messengers, and guides to launch <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saved By Story<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a one-of-a-kind publishing house that compassionately supports individual and collective healing through stories of transformation and hope. In March 2023, my debut novel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feathers from the Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, arrived earthside.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My life\u2019s journey also includes spending time in the comforting clime of San Diego with Kerry, my ever-entrepreneurial husband, and Katie, my Marvel Multiverse, crystal-cleansing, meal-making partner in crime. 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