Doré Deverell, born in Oklahoma in 1923, lived for many years in Los Angeles, where she lectured, taught, counseled, and wrote on health-related topics. Following her move to Sacramento and attending Rudolf Steiner College, her work has included tutoring at the local Waldorf school. She is currently writing about her experiences with child abuse, alcoholism, cancer, and suicide, and how overcoming them can become a path of spiritual development. She has two children and three grandchildren.