Mara Aurora Arredondo resides in Southern California with her husband, two teenage boys, and two dogs. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Azusa Pacific University. She currently works with children of different disabilities and specializes in children with autism. Her favorite things to do is go to her church, read, work out at the gym, and watch her boys play sports (mainly basketball) while representing as the "team mom." She prides herself in being a "boy mom" and a "dog mom."