A Consequence Of Social Constructs “I played soccer growing up”: the lie I told my husband when I first met him 17 years ago. Lol. He didn’t even ask, but I was so used to meeting new people and the question of, “What sport do you play?”, following shortly after – with an expectation that […]
Meet: Coach This part of the process truly illuminates my soul! Coach is the newest addition to the “Pop Out Loud” character ensemble, making his debut in “Pop Out Loud, First Day of Soccer“! Between the lines, Coach is a young adult with his own experiences of once being a highly sensitive child. On the […]
I feel so privileged to pour my heart into the second book of my series! As soon as I started self-publishing my first book, “Pop Out Loud, First Day of School“, I imagined a full series where my main character, Jimmy the kernel, would be popping his way through different experiences, with deep emotions. After […]
“Pop Out Loud” has now been out in the real world for over one month! I am a children’s book author🥳! Pinch me. Over the launch weekend, I experienced magical highly sensitive highs of my loved ones coming together to celebrate, selling more books than I anticipated in a three day period, and reaching a […]
In July, I committed unnervingly, to in-person book launch events. I spent the month of August almost paralyzed, sitting in pure discomfort that I had done so. Come September, I watched my child gracefully handle the rocky transition to kindergarten and coexist with nerves daily, all while never holding back from his authentic self expression. […]
I experienced my last “rock bottom” surrounding that lack of career-focused purpose in 2015. I felt fully stagnant – I had no where to direct the extreme passion or creative energy that was about to implode within. That night, my husband appeared with a whiteboard and marker in his hands and told me it was […]
There are so many incredible artists in the world that are all instantly accessible thanks to social media. However, the thought of sifting through an entire planet’s worth of illustrators was daunting to me. There are so many factors to consider: style, timeline, cost, professionalism and reliability, working approach, that overall necessary *vibe*, etc. That’s […]