Raised by counter-culture parents in San Francisco’s roaring ‘60s, with her progressive politics intact, to say nothing of being female at a time when women were rare in policing, Karen Lynch was not exactly what would’ve been called “cop material”.  But for a kid with a mom who suffered mental illness and who was exposed to abuse and neglect, she saw the police as helpers who often rescued her from danger. Through her fractured family life, her 29 years in law enforcement, an excruciating bout of breast cancer, and then through adopting her youngest child, a daughter from China, Karen has always sought inner guidance and her own sense of spirituality. How has she kept love, hope, and her sense of humor intact? That’s what we talk about in this episode.

Find Karen here:
http://www.karenlynch.com