Christine F. Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York. Tragically she was orphaned by her 9th birthday and was raised by her older brother. She was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder in 1987. Christine attended Pace University for her undergraduate studies and recieved her MBA in Marketing from New York University's Stern School of Business in 1991. She has traveled extensively and lived in New York City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. She served a 70-month federal prison sentence for securities fraud between MCC Chicago and FCI Danbury, Connecticut. She has dedicated her life to animal rescue via www.thecrittercrusade.com. She now lives with her boyfriend and her many animals on a farm in a small country town in Central Virginia. After publishing her memoir she found Christine F. Anderson Publishing & Media www.publishwithcfa.com where she is currently CEO. She also currently serves as and ambassador and volunteers on the marketing committee for the International Bipolar Foundation www.ibpf.org 50% of the proceeds from Forever Different are donated to the IBPF.