Diana Yoshino:  

Hello! Thank you for visiting me! Here's my story: In high school, I was fairly smart but I was one of the lightweight "loadies," dealing with my problems by not dealing with them. That stopped in my junior year, but I had already killed off a lot of brain cells I could really use about now. I learned a lot in those last 2 years! Right after graduation I married my high school sweetheart (John Zeilenga) and moved to Riverside where I remain. We had 2 wonderful soms, who are now adults. We divorced after 17 years. I was a 'stay at home mom' until my younger son was in junior high. Then, at age 35, I started college. I earned an AA degree in psychology at Riverside Community College, then a BA in Behavioral Science at Cal Poly Pomona, and finally a master's degree at Cal State University San Bernardino. I worked in the psychiatric field while attending school and psychotherapy became my passion. After earning my master's degree,I earned a license from the state to practice psychotherapy and worked at a state hospital for 9 years,until I had to retire due to health problems. Along the way, I met and married the love of my life (Ron), who is a college history professor. He has 2 daughters who are adults now, too. Our family is rounded out by Suki the Cat, who is, I'm sure, bipolar. Durimg my sophomore,junior, and senior years at HBHS, I 'ran around' with 5 other girls, the best friends I ever had. One died, something I have never gotten over. A couple of years ago another 2 ...Expand for more