A Letter From Me to You

If you’re new here, I’m really glad you found your way. And if you’ve been here a while, this feels like a good moment to reintroduce myself – not just by what I do, by why I do it. 

I grew up in northeast Ohio with my parents and 2 older siblings, Madison and Jimmy. From a really young age, I was journaling. I believe I started when I was around seven. It was never something I questioned – it just gave me a place to think, to process, to make sense of things in a way that felt clear and structured. 

I didn’t grow up feeling like I didn’t understand my thoughts (most of the time). If anything, journaling for so long, taught me how to understand them. 

And for a long time, I assumed everyone had that. 

It wasn’t until I got older – especially when I went to Pepperdine University – that I started to realize how many people didn't. 

People who felt overwhelmed by their thoughts. People who didn’t have an outlet. People who didn’t have a structure to process what they’re carrying or going through. 

And that realization stayed with me. 

Because I started to see the difference it made – having a space versus not having one. 

I didn’t sit down one day and decide to start a business. I just kept writing, and eventually, that turned into something I could share. 

My first journal, A Love Letter to Me, came from that place. It wasn’t about having the perfect system or saying the right thing – it was about giving people a starting point. Giving myself a starting point in the world of creating. Something simple, but intentional. 

And as I continued to grow, so did the way I thought about journaling. 

I started to see that it could go deeper than just reflection. It could actually guide people through their emotions in a structured way. That’s what led me to create The Breakthrough Journal – a more intentional, step-by-step approach to help people not only understand what they’re feeling, but move through it. 

Not as a replacement for therapy, but as something that supports it. Something you can return to on your own time, in your own space. 

What’s been the most meaningful part of all of this is seeing how far something so simple can reach. 

I’ve had the opportunity to travel across the country, speak at universities, host workshops, and connect with people who are all looking for the same thing in different ways – a way to understand themselves better. 

And every time, it reinforces the same idea. 

People don’t need more information. 

They need a place to process the information they already have.

Recently, that’s taken me in a direction that feels especially important. 

I’ve been focused on bringing journaling into the military and veteran community – working with organizations to create access to something that supports emotional processing, identity, and transition in a way that feels private, structured, and approachable. 

Because veterans and their families aren’t given the tools to work through what they carry. And I think they should be. 

If you take anything from this, I hope it’s this – your thoughts deserve your attention. Not just when things get overwhelming, but consistently. Intentionally. 

Because when you give yourself that space, everything starts to make more sense. 

If you’re here, that might already mean something is pulling you in that direction. 

And sometimes, that’s all you need. 

A place to start.