Dr. Swiner is a wife, mother of two and family doctor. She studied undergrad at Duke University before returning home to South Carolina for medical school at MUSC. Her love for Durham, NC, drew her back to the area as she completed her family medicine residency at UNC-Chapel Hill. She re-met the love of her life, Ric, and they married in 2009. She has a private family medicine practice, Durham Family Medicine, teaches students and residents, and writes as a hobby. Her hobby became a passion, and from that the book was born. She is a loving "Durhamite" and is enjoying working and raising her family, all the while learning the balance of work and life.