Who am I and why me?

     Adina Lynn LeCompte is a sixth-generation Californian. After having lived in varying parts of the US and abroad in Florence, Italy, she has come home to roost, splitting her time between the Central Coast and the Foothills of Yosemite. She holds her Bachelors of Arts from UCLA (Language & Linguistics), her Master of Arts from Middlebury College School Abroad / Universita’ di Firenze (Language & Literature), and studied 3+ years in the MDiv program at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She is a certified mindfulness meditation instructor. Over the years, she founded several successful local businesses, taught writing, and has worked as an interfaith hospital and hospice chaplain.
     Adina is a working writer, an award-winning poet, and is currently obsessed with using writing as a tool for healing from trauma, especially abuse and grief. She is also co-author of several compilations of poetry with her husband, John LeCompte, who is also a writer. (“With These Words, I Thee Wed: Love Poetry” was published in 2023.)
She is currently in process of completing her Master's of Divinity at Naropa University and is an MFA candidate in Bay Path Univeristy's program in Creative Nonfiction Writing, with an emphasis in Narrative Medicine.

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Praise for "With These Words, I Thee Wed: Love Poetry"
"Adina is one of the most committed women I have ever known when it comes to the deep soul work of healing and recovery. This book is a beautiful testament to that commitment and the gifts that come with doing the work... a testament to pure, authentic, deep, honest, and true love."
Tamie M. Joyce ―
Empowerment Life Coach

"The more I read, the more insights I gained about John and Adina and, wonderfully, about myself. [...] The insights of hindsights eloquently penned by a loving couple."
Hap Klopp ― Author, Founder of the North Face, Lecturer
"Truly a love story for the ages... A modern day Barett and Browning. Their beutiful powtry simply flows from one to the other."

"In the 25 years I’ve known Adina, she has shown herself to be a person who lives purposely and joyfully in the moment. She is open to whatever life may bring."
Sally Seago ― Artist (America's Romantic Impressionist)

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