Doreen Virtue

Doreen Virtue (born April 29,[1] 1958) is an American author[2] and a motivational speaker. She is the founder of Angel Therapy. Virtue has written over 50 books including oracle card decks on the subject of angels and other spiritual topics. Doreen Virtue has also written endless diet and nutrition books.

Education and early career

Virtue received an associate degree in liberal arts from Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California, and obtained a B.A. in Psychology in 1986 and an M.A. in Counseling psychology in 1988 from Chapman University in Orange, California. Virtue earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology from then-unaccreditated California Coast University in 1996. (CCU received accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council in 2005, and is accredited for its program in Educational Psychology. The subject of her dissertation was the tendency of adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse to develop addictions such as eating disorders.[3]

Doreen L. Virtue held a license as a Registered Psychological Assistant, as well as a license as a Marriage & Family Therapist Intern issued September 6, 1989. [4] For a time she was psychological director of an inpatient psychiatric women's unit at Cumberland Hall Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.[5]

Doreen began publishing psychology and self-help books on topics such as child custody and eating disorders[6] before changing the focus of her work and writing spiritually-oriented topics.

Current career

Virtue writes for the publishing company Hay House and has a number of books, audiobooks and oracle card decks, published with them [7] on various topics such as angels, fairies,[8] indigo children, and ascended masters.[9] Virtue offers spiritually-oriented classes and workshops,[10] hosts a call-in radio show on Hay House Radio,[10][11] and speaks at new thought conferences, including Mishka Production's Celebrate Your Life! [12] and Hay House's annual I Can Do It! conference.[13]

Personal life

Virtue was born on April 29, 1958 to a Christian Scientist family in California.[14] She reports clairvoyant abilities such as seeing and conversing with spirits since she was a young child.[10] In her twenties, she married Larry Schenk, with whom she had her two sons, Grant and Charles. Virtue has said that Schenk was possessive and emotionally abusive, leading to the couples' eventual divorce.[14]

Her second husband was Dwight Virtue, whom she divorced for undisclosed reasons. In 1995, Doreen Virtue married Michael Tienharra, the owner of a small art gallery in Newport Beach, CA. She was divorced from Michael Tienharra in 1999. Virtue was married for a fourth time to Steven Farmer,[15][16] a fellow Hay House author. They were divorced in 2009.

She has been a vegan since 1996[17]

Proceeds from her books help support the animal sanctuary she and her husband Michael started at their ranch located in Hawaii.

Published works

Books

Card Decks

References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BExnLVnmb2K/?taken-by=doreenvirtue
  2. ↑ "More than a sweet tooth". Press and Journal. 08/10/2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Virtue, Doreen. "Video Interview: Doreen Virtue discusses how she earned her University Degrees". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ↑ California Department of Consumer Affairs
  5. ↑ Doreen Virtue on Facebook
  6. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (1990). The Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome. p. 288. ISBN 1561703524.
  7. ↑ "Hay House Doreen Virtue product page". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (2011). Fairies 101. Hay House. p. 144. ISBN 1401931839.
  9. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (2004). Archangels and Ascended Masters. Hay House. p. 243. ISBN 1401900631.
  10. 1 2 3 "About Doreen Virtue". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Hay House Radio Hosts". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Celebrate Your Life". Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Angel Therapy". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  14. 1 2 Virtue, Doreen (1997). The Lightworker's Way. Hay House. p. 320. ISBN 1561703907.
  15. ↑ "Angel Therapy", the Skeptics Dictionary
  16. ↑ "About Steve Farmer", Earth Magic Archived November 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ Doreen Virtue: Cruelty-Free Vegan Clothing, Jewelry, and Food., angeltherapy.com, 30.08.2015.
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