My Story

I share my story not because it’s easy — but because it’s necessary.
Mental illness, trauma, and survival shaped me, but they do not define me.
Art helped me stay. Writing helped me process. Community helped me heal.

This is my story, told honestly, respectfully, and with hope.

I am a strong advocate for mental health awareness and for breaking the stigma that too often surrounds it. I have faced my own lived experiences with PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Those challenges ebb and flow, but one thing has remained constant: art has always been my safe place.

Growth isn’t easy.
Words don’t always come.
But art moves freely.

Art gives me space to process what can’t always be spoken—to sit with emotion, to heal, and to transform experience into something tangible. Creating is how I make sense of the world, and sharing that work is how I stay connected to others.

My hope is simple: that when you experience my work, you feel a little more grounded, a little less alone, and inspired to recognize the beauty that already exists within your own life.

My story is already in motion—shared through writing submissions, art exhibitions, public speaking, my newsletter, and social media—until a book finds its way into print.