“The last thing that the disease will try to take is your life. OCD nearly succeeded in taking mine, yet, through some stroke of good fortune, my story did not end there.”

“I want to spark hope in the hearts of the people I reach, and I want to show them that it IS possible to overcome (what feels like) the impossible.”

“Deep inside of me, I found this strength and determination in myself that I never really knew I had. I had to find that little light inside myself that I thought I had lost forever.”

“I do not let my anxiety define me. Anxiety is something I have, but it is not who I am.”

“My journey with mental health has taught me a lot of things: that it’s never over; being vulnerable is a sign of strength; self-love can be quiet and loud.”