From east coast to west coast, Karen Tripp MS has turned her gift of gab into the gift to heal. Regardless of location, her southern accent and quirky sayings are evidence that Karen’s roots always grow south. Picture a childhood in Jacksonville, Florida with bare foot kickball, and forts in the woods, followed by teen bonfires on the beach...
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From east coast to west coast, Karen Tripp MS has turned her gift of gab into the gift to heal. Regardless of location, her southern accent and quirky sayings are evidence that Karen’s roots always grow south. Picture a childhood in Jacksonville, Florida with bare foot kickball, and forts in the woods, followed by teen bonfires on the beach and Shakey’s pizza after football games. Karen experienced life in a nuclear family, in a single parent family and in a blended family before landing at Florida State University for her BA in Psychology.
Her gift of gab came in handy in graduate school at the University of Miami where Marriage and Family Therapy developed from a major into a passion. By graduation, she had just begun to sense the power that words can have to heal those in need. While establishing clinical practices in South Florida, greater Chicago and Southern California, Tripp developed public speaking as an essential component of her career.
Today, Karen thrives on sharing her unique perspective through speaking, writing and counseling. Her recent projects have led her to the hearts of cancer survivors and the bereaeved , fostering their determination to live a life of vitality. The outcome is her new scripture based "God is Bigger" book series. The first release God is Bigger Than Your Cancer was followed by God is Bigger Than Your Grief. Additional books in the series will include, God is Bigger Than Your Abuse and God is Bigger Than Your Addiction.
At home, Karen is blessed with an adorable husband, Kelly, and two precious teenagers, Garrett, and Heidi. She enjoys leading Bible studies, playing in creeks and making sugar cookies with kids of all ages.
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