Registered nurse and therapist, working on my PhD in Psychology. Married to Bret for almost 19 years, 4 beautiful children ages 10-17. I absolutely love being a wife and mother, currently a stay at home mom while I am in school. Living in Missouri in the middle of nowhere. Love animals, cooking, reading, being creative, singing, and taking care of my family. I hope to do research and write in the near future, maybe some teaching too. My area of expertise is adolescent and family therapy. I am particularly passionate about the 11-14 age group, probably the toughest years of adolescence. Relationships are the only reason for life, we live to love. This is my guiding principle.