I am a native to the Pacific Northwest, my home state is Oregon. I enjoy the rain, really I do! I guess I've become acclimated to this climate and actually believe it to be the most temperate in the country.
I was raised by a single mother and that had a lot of pitfalls given my childhood was in the 60's! People didn't think about kids being sent home alone with a key on a chain around their neck in those days. I never knew my father and really didn't think it meant much having one since I never saw him. I have two siblings, both of which do not speak with me because of the inability to see me and accept my truth. Family dysfunction played a big part in feeling unloved and alone. Being sexually abused was a catalyst to many anxiety triggers that kept my life scary and un-balanced.
I have four children of my own. Together with my husband we have 10 grandchildren! We all live pretty close to one another and stay close as a family. Photography has become a great hobby of mine and I have many of my own pictures in my home.
I began writing during the new millennium and decided to put together a book in 2008. My story is unique in the fact that I speak out honestly and openly about my Chronic Anxiety disorder. My disorder is not unique, though, as many people suffer from this malady; more than you would contemplate to guess. I wrote to speak out in defense of my peers who suffer and to spread the word about what having anxiety means to the average person and how it can become all consuming. I also wrote to let those who suffer know that they are not alone and that there is a voice speaking truthfully for them.
(The Ghoul within the Girl)
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About Karla