Christina Kantzavelos is a California licensed psychotherapist and freelance writer. She received her Bachelor’s and Master's of Social Welfare (MSW) from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Masters of Library and Information Sciences from San Jose California State University (SJSU). She has visited over 30 different countries and documented most of it on social media. 

However, it was in completing the Camino de Santiago (500-mile pilgrimage across Spain) at the end of 2015, where she realized her strong affinity with writing. She decided to start BuenQamino, an award-winning, gluten-free and health-conscious lifestyle, and travel publication. 

In clinical practice (Begin Within Today), she treats and is an advocate for those with chronic illness, and physical, developmental and age-related disabilities. She also recently published the Begin Within Daily Health Wellness Journals for chronic illness and mental wellness.