Kay Mehl Miller worked as a journalist for a daily newspaper and wrote freelance feature stories for The Baltimore Sun while in college. Later in life, she became a columnist and reporter for various alternative lifestyle newspapers and a magazine. She taught school in Hawaii and after receiving a Master of Education, Counseling and Guidance degree from the University of Hawaii, she opened a private practice in psychotherapy. At the age of 58, Kay earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook University. Kay is also the author of Talking It Over: Understanding Sexual Diversity.