Karla Baptiste is an author and three-time breast cancer survivor. Two years after being diagnosed, Karla started writing her memoir about the good, bad and ugly of her breast cancer journey from diagnosis to reaching her five-year survivor anniversary. She found the writing process to be very cathartic and wanted to help other cancer survivors use writing as a healing tool. During her second diagnosis, Karla started a monthly expressive writing group at the hospital where she was being treated called “Writing Through It”. “Writing Through It” explores the healing power of journaling. After several years of leading “Writing Through It” at the hospital, Karla decided, with so many people struggling emotionally and physically during these trying times, it was time to expand to a broader audience. She now hosts “Writing Through It” monthly via Zoom.

Karla has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Master of International Business from Schiller International University- Paris, France. She is a realtor and is living cancer-free in the Dallas, TX area with her dog, Armani. Her bestselling breast cancer memoir, “Dig in Your Heels: The Glamorous (and Not So Glamorous) Life of a Young Breast Cancer Survivor”, is available internationally at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers.