Kristin Marlies Mayhew earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Psychology from Alfred University and a Master of Arts degree in Art Therapy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She grew up in beautiful Upstate New York before eventually settling in Monkton, Vermont, a lovely little town with no stoplight. She enjoys rural life with her husband, Eric, and is the mother of two daughters, Addison and Regan.