René Ready

Author, Photographer, Occupational Therapist (R)

René Ready, an occupational therapist, is the author of the memoir “Living in Shitville - What an Invisible Brain Injury Feels Like.” She graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy. Her clinical background provides a unique perspective of the daily struggles of living with an invisible brain injury. Retired after a brain injury in 2018 during a dentist visit, she now travels in a converted minivan exploring and photographing the western USA. René lives in Washington State with her husband and four wiener dogs. She grows tomatoes in summer, plans road trips and learns to drive the school bus.