Reading has been my escape since the time I was a little girl. I would curl up with a good book any time I was sad. Which, growing up with depression, was a lot. My insatiable need to consume literature led me to attempt to write a variety of stories, and enter a few competitions (which I never won). That did not dwindle my passion in the least, storytelling has always been my calling.

I was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, and have recently relocated to the Phoenix Valley with my husband of over a decade, our young son, and our mini goldendoodle named Felix.

When I am not reading, writing or mom-ing, I can be found at a bar, a coffee shop, practicing yoga, or on a trail in the mountains. My philosophy is that nothing is too small to celebrate and I try find a celebration worth having every day.

Mental health advocacy is at the heart of everything I do. I am profoundly people over profit, and I aim to platform marginalized voices.