Kristen Howerton is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mom of four children within four years via birth and adoption, and the founder of the blog Rage Against the Minivan. Kristen has developed a loyal online following through her ability to capture the raw emotions of motherhood, while maintaining some levity and a willingness to laugh at herself. Her experience as a family therapist allows her to speak into parenting issues, as well as helping her to draw readers in by encouraging sharing and reflection in comments. Kristen can be sarcastic and weave a funny story, but she can also write poignantly and move parents to greater self-discovery in the same post. In addition to her own blog, Kristen is a regular contributor to Disney’s parenting site Babble, as well as to Huffington Post and OC Family Magazine. She has been featured on The View, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Headline News, CNN, and Good Day LA, and has been featured in numerous print publications.
Contributions
- June 10, 2013: The Damaging Effects of Shame-Based Sex Education: Lessons From Elizabeth Smart
- June 19, 2013: The biblical definition of marriage and its relevance to marriage equality
- July 2, 2013: Defending Paula Deen: what the national reaction can teach us about race
- July 15, 2013: Finding justice for Trayvon: seven actions steps for our outrage
- July 24, 2013: White privilege, and what we’re supposed to do about it
- September 2, 2013: Two Prayers for Labor Day
- September 9, 2013: On respect, responsibility, and Mrs. Hall’s open letter to teenaged girls
- November 26, 2013: How the Christian orphan care movement may be enabling child abandonment
- December 20, 2013: Duck Dynasty, first amendment rights, and Christian values
- January 21, 2014: Dr. King and Our Children: How to talk about and model his dream
- March 26, 2014: On World Vision, gay marriage, and taking a stand on the backs of starving children
- June 5, 2014: What’s the difference between homophobia and standing up for “Christian values?” The answer lies in a postage stamp.

