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I grew up in Palo Alto, in a medical family with three younger brothers. My mother was a nurse who became a fulltime mother, and my father was a doctor who taught in the medical school. My childhood homelife was grounded in practical values, love, honesty, and hard work, and for the most part it was stable. I played the violin from childhood well into adulthood, which always balanced-out the stress of life. We spent every summer exploring the wonders of nature at our cabin at Fallen Leaf Lake, near Lake Tahoe. My brother and father both died from different diseases the year I graduated from college, which changed the lives of each in our family forever.

I’ve always loved going to school with the unique experiences each has offered. I earned a BA in English from Lawrence University, a MDiv from Pacific School of Religion, and a Ph.D. in Clinical/Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. I also received a year of training as a hospital chaplain at University of California, San Francisco.