A native Californian, growing up mostly on the beaches of Southern California. The author overcame multiple family dysfunctions and successfully raised two bright and beautiful children before cont...view moreA native Californian, growing up mostly on the beaches of Southern California. The author overcame multiple family dysfunctions and successfully raised two bright and beautiful children before continuing her education and career. She is technical in all things, examining life as a pass time.Having beat the odds, Ms. Clark believes it is possible for virtually anyone to do the same. It is astounding, the number of people in this world that will justify their bad behaviors with their poor upbringing, or the number of people on this earth that think the world owes them something because they were deprived in childhood. Ms. Clark is living proof that the past does not have to define you. The past has shaped her, taught her, and formed her cognition, but it does not define her. It is her fondest wish to pass this serenity on to the greatest number of people possible, and somehow improve society, even if only a tiny bit.view less