Angela Dawnell Chase was born in Aberdeen, Washington in 1970. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest, then moved to Tampa, Florida, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lake Havasu, Arizona and finally landed in Phoenix, Arizona.
After surviving a childhood surrounded with domestic violence by her father and step-father, sexual abuse from a cousin, physical abuse by peers, emotional abuse by her ex-husband, divorce and a suicide attempt, she recovered and is now helping other hurting men and women recover from their pain.