Jacqueline Mendelson is a native San Franciscan. Her family migrated to the suburbs of the San Mateo Peninsula (Bay Area "bedroom community"), where she lived until she turned 18 years old. She attended the San Francisco Art Institute after graduating high school. She embraced the Cultural Revolution by living in the Haight Ashbury, hanging out in Golden Gate Park, attending every Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom concert imaginable, and demonstrating against the war in Viet Nam. Jacqueline "grew up" and established a career spanning more than 30 years as a Senior Executive at several charitable organizations and foundations. In March of 2009, Jacqueline created ArabicaDabra Coffee Company to pursue her passion for coffee and to provide much-needed resources to widows in India. Her brand, also known by the tagline Tasty Magic, was sold at local Whole Foods Markets for many years Natural Born Guilt: A Tragicomedy: Happy to Hippie to Hooked is the first book in a trilogy. Look for the next book in the trilogy titled Natural Born Guilt: The Truth Will Set You Free in 2026.