There is this version of me that I can see. She is standing beside me, but not next to me. I can't reach out and touch her because she is too far away, but I can feel her.

This book has been in the works for twelve years. It didn’t begin as fiction. Instead, it began as a memoir. It began as truth. Raw, personal, and difficult to hold up to the light. But somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn’t ready to be that exposed. I needed a way to reframe my story so that my body felt safe enough to share it.

This is the month I stop playing small. This is the month I step into Main Character Energy.