Dagmar was born in August 1953 in Frankfurt, Germany and moved to the United States in June 1986. Dagmar cared for children from age ten as a babysitter and raised five children of her own. Along with her children she observed and experienced many of their friends while they spent time at her home. Her open door policy gave plenty of opportunity for fun, conversations, confrontations, encouragement and support. All her life Dagmar enjoyed writing but never attempted to publish any of her works; that has changed. Her first book is now available and she is already working on her second book. Dagmar has a wide range of interests but her passion is the health and wellbeing of people. That includes physical, emotional and chemical health, stress and life's challenges. Her focus is on the positive and uplifting approaches to get through the rough waters everybody has to deal with at times. The objective is to be on the bright side and use all challenges for the better.