About Janet Rucker-smith
Janet Rucker-Smith is the second of three daughters and was raised in Los Angeles. Both her mother and father were among the first generation of African Americans to graduate from college.
After graduating from UCLA, Janet created and facilitated a career development workshop that guided employees through the process of self-exploration and self-assessment. Her workshops were an instant success as her creative expression flowed in phenomenal ways through writing and public speaking. She then spent ten years raising her three children and teaching in the nation’s second largest public school system.
Following her soul’s call, Janet resigned and spent a year chronicling an inner pilgrimage through death, dark shadows, redemption, and rebirth. She reemerged with a burning passion: to help others recognize the insanity of their life, confront and resolve their inner conflicts, and reconnect with the peace and freedom of their natural, original self.