Kristy N. Lund
Occupational Therapist
Freelance Writer






Mother, Writer, Reiki

Kristy Lund uses her experience in the health field, corporate world, and as a parent to inspire her writing.  She holds a Master's degree in occupational therapy from USC and has been published in Mothering.com, Bay Area Parent, Parents' Press, Whole Life Times, Common Ground, Conscious Choice, and the Marin IJ.  She has read at the Lit Crawl portion of Litquake (San Francisco's literary festival) and Mama Monologues events amongst others.  

Articles:

   Whole Life Times, October 2010  
  Feature Story: Early studies are showing 
  that compounds found in marijuana have 
  the potential to kill cancerous cells, and 
  leave the healthy ones untouched.


Medicine and Miracles
Ba
y Area Parent, October 2009
Fea
ture story: When this Bay Area
OB/GYN became a patient, she had to
draw on strength they don't teach in
med school.




  Practical Acts of Peace
Whole Life Times, Aug/Sept 2009

The 27th anniversary of celebrating the
International Day of Peace invites us once
again to give peace a chance.





Gluten-Free Dining in the Bay Area
Parents' Press, June 2009

Featured cover story: Many families are
touched by celiac disease, see which  
Bay Area restaurants are catering to
gluten-free patrons.



Good Day Sunshine
Common Ground/Whole Life
Times
/Conscious Choice, Dec. 2008
Featured cover story: How to create a 
meaning winter solstice celebration


What is Your Pathway to Peace?
May 2007

Webcopy for Pathways to Peace Non-Profit and Wiser Earth Website








Essays:


 A Daily Reminder of Someone's Son
 Marin IJ, December 2009

 The injured bark had not yet healed 
when I moved into my neighborhood 
five years ago, the spot where a teen died.



   Hello, My Name Is...
 Common Ground/Whole Life  
Times
/ConsciousChoice, Feb. 2009

 After my husband and I choose a last
name, I later find out what it means in
Hindi...


                          Circus Tears and Triumphs
 
Mothering.com, January 2009
 T
rying to bond with my eldest son, we
                           head to the circus.  If only I'd taken into
                           account that he hates loud noises and 
                           confined spaces.


 
Breathing Room
  Com
mon Ground/Whole Life
Times
/ConsciousChoice, June 2
008
Trying to escape the kids for a few  
moments of silence leads to train tracks
in the potty and an answered prayer.



 
Real life snapped between all the
  Kodak Moments
  Marin IJ, June 2008

  Cover story: I like to take pictures of the   
shiny, happy times.  My kids capture the
rest.