Amber van de Bunt was born in the small town of Houghton, Michigan. She made her way to Los Angeles soon after high school to pursue a career in the adult film industry. As Karmen Karma, she appeared in over four hundred adult films and won nine awards. She had her own DVD showcase, Karma’s a Bitch, and is a Brazzers contract star. She now lives in San Diego with her husband and daughter.

Jennie is a therapist with Seattle Anxiety Specialists and also heads their integrative and mental health consulting. Prior to joining the practice she was lead medical social worker at the Polyclinic, a department and role within the Polyclinic that she founded and developed. Jennie has also spent a substantial amount of time involved in research at the University of Washington, has been a guest lecturer at Harvard University, and has been an invited guest on a number of popular podcasts and television shows. She is the author of "I am Jennie," and a retired pornographic film actress and director.