Name: Kaela Anne

Age: 38

Born: Sacramento, CA

Currently Living: Corvallis, OR

Occupation: Clinical Mental Health Counselor (I specialize in kids and adolescents & animal-assisted psychotherapy)

Marital Status: Single

Children: Goddaughters (24 & 22)

Things I LOVE: being outside, all the COFFEE, a good spot by the water with a book, HALF (history, art, literature & fashion), a Dark & Stormy with spiced rum, traveling, banoffi pie, my god-children, Queer Eye on Netflix (yaaasss Queen!) & all the animals

Current Ambition: Reduce my anxiety, hike the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, and adopt my future therapeutic canine partner

Bucket list: Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro

Struggles: Enduring the same severe headache everyday, exiting a career & jumping into something new, rampant comparison-itis, transitions with my parental units, drinking enough water, getting back my dancer/runner body & actually taking deep, purposeful breaths everyday

Favorite “Dirt Therapy” Clinic: The McDonald-Dunn Forest, Oregon

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“Highly intelligent. Over achiever. Loyal. Sooo loyal. Gorgeous (seriously, she looks like Anne Hathaway). Insightful. Independent. Fiercely protective. Adventurous! Kaela does not have the ability to see herself as we see her and it’s tragic. She is the kindest, most understanding person I know. One of these days, I hope the rest of the world gets to see the version of her that we know. Oh what a hoot that girl is! Boy, do we love her!” ~ Misty, BFF and Queen Bee

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“This lady. This lady has been around since I was… four? She’s so passionate about everything and finds the beauty in things she may not be interested in, but those around her are. She’s so ready to jump into anything and become an expert. She’s entirely too smart and sometimes she can’t contain it. “Well, actually…” I don’t know how she puts up with me accidentally stepping on her feelings (I’m horribly insensitive), but for some reason she keeps me around. She’s like a Disney Princess. Just like Belle. Far too well read, a wonderful singer, and so, so cultured. She doesn’t even know how great she is. It makes me wish it was possible to see yourself through other people’s eyes, because she could greatly benefit from that super power.” – Morgan Taylor, the Meme Queen.