Sister Linda Bradford, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a Sister of Mercy who resides at Mercy Convent in Burlingame, California. She is a retired teacher, principal and art therapist, with experiences in education in both high schools and elementary schools in Texas, Louisiana, Nicaragua and the Bay Area. She holds a certificate in spirituality from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and an M.Ed. from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio,  Texas. She has a life-long interest in Art, Spirituality and Psychology and in helping writers participate in Guided Autobiography classes.