ɹˈeɪzd ɪn ɐ dɪvˈaʊt kɹˈɪstʃən hˈoʊm, ænd ɐn ɐdˈʌlt stˈuːdənt ʌv nˈuː θˈɔːt mˌɛɾəfˈɪzɪks, ʃiː hɐz spˈɛnt mˈoʊst əv hɜː pɹədˈʌktɪv lˈaɪf ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
Raised in a devout Christian home, and an adult student of New Thought Metaphysics, she has spent most of her productive life in the United States.