I’m a native of upstate New York, I was born in Peekskill. I’m the daughter of the late Donna Lee Chase and John Andrew Kalata. My parents relationship didn’t work out, so my father was absent for all of our formative years, and most of our tween-age years into early in our adult life.
As a result of growing up in a single parent home, we grew up in poverty. All three of us children learned about the importance of work at a very early age. Since we were young, we were all very ambitious not to mention, self starters and independent thinkers. All of use started working at a very young age.
It was in my early 20s that as started working on Wall Street. My career as an administrative professional lasted for nearly ten years. I so loved New York City. There was just this energy and pulse about it that I was drawn to. I worked in three of the top investment banks in the World, I was very proud of my career. It was my thunder back when I was young.
I struggled with my sexuality since an early age, coming out as a lesbian while I was away at college in the 1980s. It was just a difficult thing for me to accept. Not to mention, there were no other gay people that I could look up to or talk to in the late 1980s. It was still a little taboo. As a results, I hid my sexuality. I kept my personal life private, especially at work as I really valued my career. I didn’t want anyone to frown on me or treat me any differently than they treated others.
I have always loved writing and started journaling when I was 12 years old. When I worked in New York, we spent a lot of time commuting on the train. As a result, I purchased a laptop computer for my train ride from Middletown to Hoboken, New Jersey. It was on this laptop that I wrote many of my journal entries each day until I wrote my first children’s book. It was called The Story Of The Letters.
I never did have it publiushed but it made it to the top editors and publishing houses in New York. Namely Harper Collins. They wrote back, too. Telling me that many of their editors loved it, but it wasn’t a concept that was right for their list that year. And they encouraged me to seekout other publishers. I was still thrilled at the letter that they sent me and kept it for many years.
Writing in my hobby, my favorite pastime. Just know that I don’t write for a living. I write now simply to share advice about my life and my illness in an attempt to help others not feel so alone if they have been diagnosed or struggle in any way.
I do plan on writing ebooks in the areas of Mental Health and Wellness, as l feel I know a lot about this area of expertise. I’ve had a lifetime of this, and have experiences a lot and learned a lot along the way. It’s my decision to write ebooks and continue to publish articles that are free to read.
The vision that I have is for me to earn money to donate it all to charity, as I do work a day job and earn my living from that and Disability. I have a very comfortable and healthy life. With my blogs proceeds, I will be donating 100 percent to my chosen charitable cause which is NAMI of Southern Nevada. NAMI is the National Alliance Of The Mentally Ill. I wanted to work towards creating grants for those that are living with a chronic condition.
More about me personally, is that I’m simply a compassionate and caring woman. I am still single because I think that I am an introvert by nature. I am still very ambitious and I think I would simply tired a woman out. You never know, there is always still time to pursue love, as I still seem to want that in my life.
It’s my hope that you read my articles and eGoods with an open mind as I wrote them with an open heart. I feel I have overcome most of the symptoms of my condition. And that as a result, I am very high functioning. It’s my wish that you, my readers, are functioning at a very high level, too. Just know that my writing is here to help.
Enjoy your time on my blog. And feel free to reach out if you need t.
Sincerely,
Karen