Christi looks for joy every day in Asheville NC, where she lives with a mischievous Doodle named Shaggy (who actually belongs to her dead husband). She studied psychology and law and has taught critical thinking and writing. Most recently she has been directing Trauma Intervention Program, a nonprofit whose volunteers respond to scenes of sudden tragedy to provide emotional and practical support to survivors at the request of law enforcement, fire or EMS. She has had the privilege of caring for numerous friends and family at the end of life and is a death doula trained by Going with Grace.