Candice Evans is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend-and all things human. She holds aBachelor's in Psychology from Saint Louis University and a Master of Science in Social Workfrom the University of Louisville. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Candice has supportedcountless individuals through life's transitions, creating space for thousands of stories filled withresilience, vulnerability, and grace. As founder of Develop in Grace, Candice helps individuals, families, groups, leaders, and organizations DIG through counseling, coaching, consultation, and creative expression. With a unique approach that blends humor with heartfelt insight and critical thinking, Candice draws on her diverse lived experiences, professional expertise and deep curiosity about the human experience and condition to inspire others to navigate life's challenges with resilience and purpose. Her work is both transformational and relative, helping people to DIG deep to cultivate growth and navigate the ever-changing garden of life.A proud ""military brat"" with travel tales from across the globe, Candice's early years sparked her love for diverse stories. An introverted processor and lifelong dreamer, she's often been told,""You need to write a book!"" or ""That should be a movie!"" Her first published work, DIG: Develop in Grace, is the culmination of her experiences, passions, and commitment to helping others grow in grace. The book reflects her belief that even messy work-like digging into life's challenges-can lead to transformation and growth.Through her work and life, Candice has witnessed how deeply people can be burdened by theirpast, their imperfections, and circumstances both within and beyond their control. She offers asimple but profound call: more kindness, more compassion, more love, more laughter, morespace-and above all, more grace. She credits grace with saving her when guilt, shame, anger, anxiety, depression and fear felt overwhelming, teaching her to stop fighting and start DIGging. Her hope is that each reader will feel empowered to heal, grow, connect, and shine when they begin to DIG.