KAREN SHANLEY is an author, life coach, and mom. She has one tween daughter, and two grown stepsons whose hearts were won mostly through their stomachs.
Karen got her first dog, a Sheltie, at the age of five. Dogs have been central to her life ever since. She is currently owned by three dogs: one Australian Shepherd (Kiera) with whom she chases sheep around a field; one Border Collie Mix with the Flying Nun ears (Graidy) with whom she does not chase sheep around a field; and one dog in a Maine Coon cat’s body (Finnigan), who’s nearly as big and fluffy as a sheep.
As a Life Mentoring Coach, her work also includes creating more meaningful educational experiences for children.
Her passions are her family, her dogs, her organic garden, writing, and the study of human nature.
Additional interests are physics, biking, cooking, hiking, building stuff with her hands, and going on walk-abouts when the spirit moves her..
She lives with her family and animals in Upstate NY.
* To contact Karen: Karen[at]KarenShanley{dot}com
* To visit Karen’s blog, click on the link on the left.