Lindsey was born and raised in the Flathead Valley with her younger brother. Lindsey’s father worked his entire career at the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad and her mother focused on caring for their small farm and family. Lindsey attended the Columbia Falls School District throughout her childhood. After graduation, Lindsey attended a private Christian College near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, majoring in Psychology and Sociology. She was an athlete throughout school, playing soccer competitively in high school and college. Lindsey moved to Cleveland Ohio after completing college and attended Case Western University for graduate school. After obtaining a Masters Degree in Social Administration, she moved back to Montana and began her career in the mental health field. Soon after, Lindsey met her husband Jon and began a family. Lindsey has continued to work as a licensed therapist in the healthcare and school settings providing crisis intervention and trauma counseling for adolescents and teens. Lindsey and her husband are active members of the local community and stay busy supporting their two children.