As a speaker and former psychology instructor, I was the recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership & Success. I'm also an active member of Wonderland Book Club in Raleigh, a local meeting of North Carolina Writing Network and love to support fellow Indie authors. My YouTube channel, “Psychology Snippets,” discusses Psychology topics in small, bite-sized videos and her most recent blogs include, “We’re All Grieving,” about adapting to a COVID world and “Caring for the Caretaker,” discussing those who experience secondary trauma in their professions. (See home page)
As a counselor with a specialty in pet loss, I’ve developed and facilitated pet loss support groups for animal shelter and veterinary hospital staff and clients. In addition, I've traveled nationally to co-facilitate workshops on compassion fatigue for animal shelter staff and animal control officers. My published articles have been featured in various magazines and on “The Signal,” a Baltimore NPR program as an expert on pet loss.
BURIED DEEP IN OUR HEARTS, my debut novel celebrates the important bond with our animals and honors their memory. FINDING HER SPIRIT is a coming-of-age novel about the many ways horses touch the life of a horse-loving girl, despite the fact she can’t have one.
I live with my husband, Daniel, and we are owned by two cats, Rutherford B. Barrett, (aka. Bubby) and Oliver Monkey. The kitties run the household; we just pay the mortgage.
When not writing or speaking, I love traveling with Daniel and creating videos for my YouTube channel, Travel Odysseys. I also love geeking out on psychology, horseback riding, singing, playing the piano, dancing, being on or near water, movies, and quoting “Golden Girls” and “Friends” episodes.
And, yes, I will always want to see pics of your animals.
As a counselor with a specialty in pet loss, I’ve developed and facilitated pet loss support groups for animal shelter and veterinary hospital staff and clients. In addition, I've traveled nationally to co-facilitate workshops on compassion fatigue for animal shelter staff and animal control officers. My published articles have been featured in various magazines and on “The Signal,” a Baltimore NPR program as an expert on pet loss.
BURIED DEEP IN OUR HEARTS, my debut novel celebrates the important bond with our animals and honors their memory. FINDING HER SPIRIT is a coming-of-age novel about the many ways horses touch the life of a horse-loving girl, despite the fact she can’t have one.
I live with my husband, Daniel, and we are owned by two cats, Rutherford B. Barrett, (aka. Bubby) and Oliver Monkey. The kitties run the household; we just pay the mortgage.
When not writing or speaking, I love traveling with Daniel and creating videos for my YouTube channel, Travel Odysseys. I also love geeking out on psychology, horseback riding, singing, playing the piano, dancing, being on or near water, movies, and quoting “Golden Girls” and “Friends” episodes.
And, yes, I will always want to see pics of your animals.