Feeling wildly alive is a state of mind. I believe that we don’t need to experience huge, earth-shattering things to live a wild and amazing life; on the contrary, it’s all about finding joy in the small, everyday details. My goal is to create a life I don’t need an escape from—one that makes me excited and grateful to be alive.
After a lifetime of seeking approval from men and feeling suspicious of women, I’m now fully embracing my femininity and sisterhood. Female relationships are sacred to me, and I’m committed to unlearning all the lies about women I grew up hearing and believing. I’m a feminist, a lover, and a believer in magic✨
About me:
I’m a Canadian nonfiction writer, novelist, x-ray technologist, and mental health advocate. I was born and raised in Germany and moved to Canada at 23, after having met my husband Richard at the lowest point of my life. Our love story is a wild ride, so I wrote my first book Let's Pretend This is Normal about it.
My second book Quit the Hustle explores our society's unhealthy obsession with the hustle, and the danger of a culture that continually wants us to feel as if we are not good enough.
My third book Everything is Broken and Completely Fine came out in January 2023. It’s my most intimate book to date, openly describing my long journey with mental illness, how I used to self-medicate with alcohol, and the toll the pandemic took.
Last year I discovered a passion for fiction writing. My first novel The Homeowner's Association, a psychological thriller, came out September 10, 2024. It's a story about female friendships and secrets in the tightly controlled neighbourhood of a fictional small town in BC, Canada. It explores the complexities and nuances of three women's lives, the often impossible choices women face, and how it's never too late to start over and free ourselves from the past.
In my spare time I love to kayak, hike, spend time with my dogs, read, and write.
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