Anne M. Lauren is an author, artist, and alchemist with a Master's degree in Theological Studies. She shares her story of childhood trauma and recovery through writing and public speaking as a medium to express the significant intersections and urgent demands between spirituality, psychology, healing, and justice on individual and collective levels. She also dabbles in intuitive painting, tinkers on the piano, travels when she can, sings at the top of her lungs in the shower, and pretends that she’s funny. Anne’s story has been published in print and digital magazines like Arcadia, Elite Daily, The Mighty, Ms. Magazine, and Elephant Journal.