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 show 
 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
  Feature 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.