Phoenix Rising: The Story of a Vermont Woman's Journey to Freedom

 In this story you will meet the many people I have been working with for the past two years. Some of these folks have either passed away or moved on. You will see photos of my dog Caera with her patrons and my rescue kitten turning therapy cat work her magic as well. I have been a caretaker my whole life. I was raised on a farm in Lyndonville, Vermont and then became a horse trainer that then took up photography. For 17 years I took care of my father who was schizophrenic. Not only did I take care of him, but I was also at the time a single mother. I was working my own animal training business working with everything from wild animals to all sorts of barn animals. I work with Positive Reinforcement Training and Clicker Training. I have been training animals for 40yrs. I still work with animals on a part time emergency basis. My main goal with animal training is working with my dog and cat. I was also working up to 3 farms at a time with all different size of animal on their farms. I w

Phoenix Rising: A Vermont Woman's Journey To Freedom      When your writing about your life its hard to know where to start. When your trying to write for grants on a life changing project its even harder to know where to start.          First I guess I will start with what I'm trying to get a grant for and then go from there. Since 2018 I have been working on a way that will guarantee myself a home and work. I have been trying to think of a way that I can combine my passion for photography to coincide with my living situation. Then the tiny house nation started to rev up and now I have found my solution that in turn is going to help out so many more people.     I'm currently looking into getting grants and crowdfunding for a Mobile Photography Studio. I have almost all of the camera equipment I need and I have been spending $20 to $50 a month for tiny home/camper needs. I have been downsizing all of my belongings and saving money where I can. I'm currently on Social Se