ABOUT KIMBERLY

The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it. 

                                                                                          —James Baldwin

 

Kimberly Lee, JD, is the author of Have You Seen Him, the gripping thriller that will tempt you to defy your bedtime. A versatile writer, editor, and workshop facilitator, she's passionate about nurturing the imaginative spirit and helping others reveal their own inner wisdom, innate gifts, and singular stories. Using multi-modal pathways that integrate creative writing, expressive arts, reflective journaling, and somatic practices, she gently guides participants on their journey of self-discovery and authentic expression.

 

A graduate of Stanford University and UC Davis School of Law, Kimberly stepped away from her legal career to focus on motherhood, community work, and creative pursuits. She is a trained facilitator of the Amherst Writers & Artists method, SoulCollage®, Guided Autobiography, and The Path Meditation. She also holds certifications from The Center for Journal Therapy, The Center for Intentional Creativity, and TimeSlips, and is a Groove Method provider. She is an alumna of Essere Residency and Northern California Writers Retreat.

 

Kimberly serves on the faculty of Hugo House, The Loft, Arts & Healing Initiative, and Women On Writing. She leads workshops and retreats for conferences, nonprofit organizations, private groups, and corporate events, both domestically and abroad. Recent collaborations include Esalen Institute, Hollyhock Retreat Center, Omega Institute, Big Bear Retreat Center, The Huntington, and The Hammer. She has also worked with Creative Mornings, Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, the Expressive Therapies Summit, and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center.  

 

A former editor and regular contributor at Literary Mama, Kimberly has also served on the staffs of Carve and F(r)iction magazines. She holds a certificate in copyediting from UC San Diego Extension and is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and ACES: The Society for Editing.

 

Kimberly’s writing has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including LA Parent, Words and Whispers, Minerva Rising, Toyon, The Ekphrastic Review, I Am Woman: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America, and on the Better Sleep app. 

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Kimberly enjoys day spas, rose gold, and flared yoga pants. She’d love to use words like harbinger, liminal, and zeitgeist in a quick, saucy comeback. Kimberly trusts in the magic and mystery of miracles and synchronicity, and believes everyone has something essential to say and the capacity to say it. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children.