Kindra Westercamp
Kindra Westercamp is a mother to two little girls. She is also employed as a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Charleston, SC. More than twenty years ago, on the first day of her PhD program, she introduced herself to her fellow graduate school cohort by stating a personal dream of hers. This dream was to write a children’s picture book. Unfortunately, this dream was placed on hold for many years. However, after years of battling neuroendocrine cancer, on January 1st, 2023 she said out loud to herself, “I am not waiting another moment! I’ll start writing this book today.” And since that day, this passion project has slowly but surely come to fruition.
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