Christine’s first loves were figure skating and music. She loved exploring her mom’s cd collection, discovering the sounds of Madonna, Celine Dion, and the Beatles, among so many others. She loved listening to the radio, where the sounds of artists like Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morrisette ignited her soul. Music was an escape from the trials of growing up in a dysfunctional home, and songs made her feel less alone.

She loved to crank up her stereo and sing and dance, pretending she was either on the ice or in a music video. Her reflection in the window, her audience. She also fell in love with writing. Along with writing stories, she analyzed cd inserts, memorizing the lyrics of all her favorite songs, not yet knowing someday she’d be writing her own… 

As a teenager, she got her first guitar and taught herself how to play. She was writing lyrics in her journal, dreaming of becoming a rock star – but the shadow of unhealed trauma, and a lack of support, made it difficult to find her voice. Feeling lost, she fell into a long, hard battle with addiction.

During her college years, she met the love of her life during a karaoke night in Duluth, Minnesota. They immediately took notice of each other and realized how much they had in common. He, a fellow creative soul, and music producer, and her, a free spirit who asked “Where have you been all my life!?” It was something special. They got married and moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue their dreams.

It wasn’t always an easy journey, and a hard path of recovery followed, but together they walked through the fire to the other side. Sobriety gave them the stability and opportunity to create the better life they dreamed of, and a beautiful baby boy. Their son was a gift of God’s grace. And their greatest teacher.

Throughout her journey of motherhood, she’s had to face her complicated past. But breaking the cycle has led her back to her music, back to her truth, and the freedom to let her voice be heard. It’s never too late to be who you might’ve been.

Music is therapy. Music is healing. Music is love. She hopes her music can bring comfort and joy to other lost and hurting souls in this fallen world.

Currently residing in East Tennessee, she’s learning and growing as a mother and songwriter. For the first time in her life, she’s looking forward, not backward.