{"id":1016,"date":"2025-04-25T18:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorcarriepaine.com\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:41:12","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorcarriepaine.com\/?page_id=1016","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1016\" class=\"elementor elementor-1016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ed631 e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32ed631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb461e6 e-con-full e-flex lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb461e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da20ae9 e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da20ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183cbe1 e-con-full e-flex lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-con e-child\" data-id=\"183cbe1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9accf0b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9accf0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6ee9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6ee9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">cARRIE paINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253311a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"253311a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"81\">Carrie is a woman who wears many hats with grace and heart. She is a devoted daughter to parents who encouraged her to set goals and reach for the stars. She is also a loving wife, mother, sister, and aunt. Born and raised in the charming city of Appleton, nestled along the Fox River in Wisconsin, Carrie has always had a deep appreciation for family and community.<\/p><p data-end=\"734\" data-start=\"451\">Her lifelong curiosity about human behavior and brain development led her to notice patterns in how people think, act, and grow across different stages of life. She became especially fascinated by how children shape their character through interactions with the adults around them.<\/p><p data-end=\"1194\" data-start=\"736\">Carrie\u2019s\u00a0<em data-end=\"763\" data-start=\"745\">Buff and Friends<\/em>\u00a0series explores these everyday yet important behaviors in fun and relatable ways. 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