Originally from Québec, Canada, Josée became a naturalized United States citizen when she was nine years old. She returned to Québec for University where she studied linguistics and foreign languages with a focus on German, Spanish, and Italian. There she met her husband while overseeing a summer program teaching English as a Second Language. She went on to teach French and Spanish and later started a freelance writing business, writing for various publications and ghost writing for social media companies.