Besides being my best friend for the 20+ years, Dawn is married to a badass Sheriff with one soccer player extraordinaire step-daughter Laylah. She has 15 plus years of clinical experience working with all ages on parenting, family therapy, trauma, addictions, mental illnesses and behavioral problems. She has worn many hats in her professional roles such as: Therapist, Program Manager, Addictions Counselor, Clinical and Regional Director. She focuses her work now with Suicide Prevention for those who protect us. Dawn has experienced trauma in her life and manages the repercussions daily with food, exercise, fitness, self-care, Me, and mindfulness. Did I mention me?? She is focused on creating a world that each human cares for themselves by being aware of what makes us evolve and working toward it.