Chapman was born and raised in Cardiff, South Wales. She moved to Kent in the 1980s and is married with two grown up sons. She has a B.A. (Hons) in Child and Youth Studies, is an Education Consultant and a Specialist Assessor.Tricia has worked with all age ranges and many of the children and young people she has supported have had complex anxiety issues.Tricia began to write this book over ten years ago and now, with the recent arrival of her first grandchild, she has decided to have it published so that he and others can enjoy R.P.M.’s adventures.