My story is a story of overcoming, a story of redemption. Back in 2014, I experienced something that has always been hard for me to talk about. I began to spiral downward mentally. Not experiencing any type of mental health disorder in my past, my family and I did not know where to turn. After years of doctors who did not know how to diagnose me, I now am at a place of knowing my diagnosis and getting the proper treatment. In 2020, I decided to create a mental health journal for individuals struggling, just like I had in the past. The journal is a 90-day guided companion that fills the writer with hope, inspiration, and guidance for their day. It is meant to take them through a full day. I believe if I had a journal back when I was first diagnosed, I would have had a much smoother road ahead. I want everyone to know that despite a mental health diagnosis, you can have a bright future. Your diagnosis does not define you. I went from a dark place to now a place of light and hope, and my mission is to inspire others to know that they will achieve great things. The Bright Mentality is just the beginning. There is lots more work ahead for me, and I hope you will take the time to check out a journal!

Going through my past struggles with mental health, I decided that I could either sit there and let myself be a victim, or I could help to be someone who inspired others and help others to overcome the stigma associated with mental illness. I have always wanted to be an author and so I thought that a mental health journal would be a perfect way to start writing. It truly was the Lord’s idea, and I am just the messenger.