About the Author

Kathy Banegas is the founder of The Healing Gem (@thehealinggem). After losing her mum to cancer in 2014, she looked for more holistic ways of healing and discovered the power of crystals. She created the Healing Gem in May of 2015, and in 2016, went on to become a Crystal Healing Master Teacher, Sound Healing Master Teacher and Reiki Master Teacher. In 2020, her Instagram page and shop gained popularity, amassing nearly 100k followers in one year, and starting a trend for bite-sized crystal content. Kathy lives in San Gabriel, LA.



Viki Lester of Forensics & Flowers is an illustrator from London. Her work inspires people to feel magical, and features positivity with a dark botanical twist.