My Creative Brain

Heeyyyy, lovely reader! The first book in my all-new Hollywood Guardians series, Captive (Connor's story) is still underway and on top of that, I've been working on something top secret, too... But right now I want to do something I'm not great at and let y'all in a bit.

See, I have crippling anxiety--the agoraphobia kind where it's hard for me to leave my house without a massive panic attack. Even going somewhere a mile down the road can be hard.

So, I've been quiet lately because I've been working on my mental health and my anxious (but super creative, so yay!) brain has a hard time balancing all the things you're "supposed" to do as an author.

Things like blog, post to Instagram, keep up with your group or your Facebook page. I'd even like to do TikTok... but just remembering and having the energy to write every day on top of all my anxiety program things (like journaling, meditating, yoga, breathing exercises and a whole host of other cognitive behavioral things I'm working on) is a big ask.

So, I will keep trying. I'll be kind and gentle with myself knowing that I'm doing my absolute best, and I hope that this is a reminder for you, too, to cut yourself some slack. We all tend to be so hard on ourselves, but at the end of the day we do the best we can and keep working toward being better.

I don't like to talk about my anxiety issues, but I figure if I can make even one person feel like they're not alone, I'm happy to do it.

Alllllll that being said... I'm so grateful for every single one of you here who's given my stories a chance and said kind words or gotten excited about something I've written. I love you all and I want you to know you make such a difference in my life, so thank you!