Who knows, I might change my headline from day to day. Right now, I like living in the question. Keeps me open to whatever comes my way. I'm not a guru of anything, I don't proclaim to have answers or solutions, either. I know what worked, and what works for me. I spent the first year of my life in the Federal Women's Prison in Alderson, West Virginia, born to a mother who was a long-time heroin addict, sentenced to prison when she was pregnant. After foster care, two English professors adopted me. My early years of turmoil led me into a life of crime, violence, and drugs. Only later, in my late twenties, did I transform my life. Today, I'm now a speaker in women's prisons and drug rehab centers across the U.S. I stand as proof that anyone can rewrite their story and forge a new path.