Brenda Bivens grew up in Lawrence, NE. She attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 2006. She then attended Wichita State University for post-graduate studies, earning her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2009. Brenda is certified in dry needling and has taken several pelvic health courses to help start that program up for Mary Lanning. Brenda began working for Mary Lanning in 2015. She resides in Doniphan with her husband and three children.