Karen Drennan-McEwan earned a master’s degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Her first career was in finance, but she retrained as a counselor and worked for two men...view moreKaren Drennan-McEwan earned a master’s degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Her first career was in finance, but she retrained as a counselor and worked for two mental health charities, a mental health development service, and with young people with complex disabilities before falling ill in 2012 with a severe lupus flare. Drennan-McEwan writes, counsels, and speaks about chronic pain and illness. She lives in the English countryside with her husband and their dogs.view less