Debbie was born and raised in Pittsburgh PA but relocated in the South after graduating from University of South Carolina. Debbie and her husband, Dr. Rashid Buttar, live together on their farm with their sons Rahan and Abie and only daughter Sara. The animals on their farm include horses, miniature donkey's, llama's, goats, pot belly pigs, dogs, a cat and a bunny. Her husband's clinic specializes in effectively treating patients who the medical community has failed or given up on, with a special emphasis on cancer and children with autism. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of every book go to AMESPA Children's Research and Treatment Foundation, which her husband started for the medical treatment of children suffering from these and other conditions traditionally considered to be untreatable.