I am a South African writer, mother and private educator living in Johannesburg. My writing comes from a deeply personal place, shaped by a lifetime of experiences, relationships, heartbreak, loss and the ongoing search for belonging.

My memoir, Just Outside the Circle: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Finding My Way Back, is an unfiltered account of my life. It explores the loneliness of feeling as though you never quite belong, the emotional scars left by difficult relationships, the complexities of motherhood, and the reality of living with bipolar disorder.

I didn't write this book because I have all the answers. I wrote it because some experiences are too important to remain unspoken. It is a story of vulnerability, uncomfortable truths, painful memories and the struggle to find oneself when life has taken you far from who you thought you would become.

Above all, I hope my story reaches someone who has spent much of their life feeling unseen or misunderstood, and reminds them that they are not alone.