A longtime student of metaphysics, she has been certified as an Angel Therapy Practitioner (ATP), Medium, Reiki Master, Alternative Energy Healer and an Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor. She lives with her husband and two children in Houston, Texas where she studied at the Glassell School of Art and the University of Houston.

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is one of the leading experts on stress, spirituality, and the mind/body connection. She has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and is the co-founder and former director of the Mind/body Clinical Programs at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.