She graduated cum laude with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and went on to graduate magna cum laude with her medical degree from the University of Nebraska. Since then she has worked tirelessly to improve her knowledge and expertise about addiction medicine and the various medical approaches used today. She has appeared as a guest on countless radio and television shows, sharing her expertise about alternative forms of medicine, and she has been published in numerous medical and health publications—most recently in the January 2012 issue of USA Today.