Janet Dunnagan

Janet Dunnagan was born in 1951 and was raised in Whittier, California. Janet hasn’t been a believer in staying put for long and has not only called about a half dozen cities in the Los Angeles area home, but she’s also lived in Honolulu, Seattle, Chicago, Orlando, and Las Vegas. A lover of travel and exploration, Janet has been to 26 of the 50 states, and to 15 foreign countries. She has been married several times and thanks each of her ex-husbands for the myriad of opportunities they each provided her on her journey to self-awareness.

Her non-linear pathway through life has overflowed with many amazing friends and relationships that have each played a valued and important role in her life. She has held over 35 unique and wonderfully challenging jobs that were rarely ever boring. She didn’t understand her life’s purpose until she was nearing 60 years old. “Wow,” she says, “so that’s what having a purpose feels like?”

She believes that each and every experience and relationship she’s had in her lifetime have lead her exactly where she was supposed to go, and allowed her to become the woman she was intended to be. She and her husband Tim formed a business together in 2008 and the subsequent four years overflowed with some dramatic and inspirational life lessons. In February 2011, Janet decided to write her memoir. Upon its completion, and after sitting with the story for a few months, she realized that she needed to write the memoir so that she could uncover her own truest truths, although she says that she was initially drawn to write her memoir because she thought she already had those insights! She says that she wrote the first book so that she could write and publish the right book.

The synopsis of “You Get It When You Get It…my journey from caterpillar to butterfly” is simply this. How different would your world be if every time you looked into a mirror, you saw your best friend looking back at you? What would it feel like to really believe that you are already amazing? If you are ready and willing (because you are already able) to explore your own truest truths, then this is the right book at the right time for you. Each chapter includes three parts: a life altering occurrence that Janet experienced, what she learned about herself as a result, and then thought and emotion provoking questions for you to ponder about your own “story” that came up for you as you read about Janet’s “light-bulb moments” and resulting transformation.

The companion “My caterpillar to butterfly journal” is a perfect complement to this book. For easy reference, Janet has included the chapter questions in the journal as well should you decide that journaling is an effective tool for you on your journey of self-discovery.

How amazing would this world be if more of us realized just how magnificent we already are? Janet’s life’s purpose is to be a light and support for others on their journey of self-discovery.