I was raised an atheist/humanist, then I adopted a New Age philosophy in college, then at 33 I became a Christian. I've been a Christian now for 34 years, and have a charismatic background and a belief in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  
I received a degree in drama from the UW-Madison, then went to school for another 4 years in Spring Valley, NY, and became a Eurythmy teacher (eurythmy is movement as visible speech and visible tone--it's New Age, developed by Rudolf Steiner, and is taught in the Waldorf Schools). While teaching there, I met a Christian woman who told me about Jesus, and I became a born-again Christian. I taught there for 3 years, got married, moved to Atlanta, and was a homemaker and home-schooling mother. 
When my husband divorced me after 21 years of marriage, I went back to school and got certified to teach drama, taught for 3 years in GA, then moved to WI to help with my elderly parents. While in WI, I took 18 credits of graduate courses and became certified to teach reading. However, because Madison is inundated with teachers, it was impossible for me to find a job teaching reading (due to my age and lack of experience), so I just subbed for 7 years. Meanwhile, I've been studying Ed Smith's Theophostic Prayer Ministry for about 7 years and am now able to minister to those with emotional pain, including myself.
Oregon, WI