I set out to make sense of my life.
The gold-star kid. The overachiever. The girl who did everything “right” and still felt like she was failing at something invisible.
The kid who picked her nails and wiggled her toes because sitting still was impossible but being good was essential.
The girl who talked through movies and interrupts in conversations. The one who felt everything loudly and learned to make it smaller.
The teen who learned that straight A’s, reliability, and being helpful made her safe.
And the adult who was diagnosed late and finally understood.
Told in rhyme and originally a poem, My Busy Brain is a comforting picture book for children whose brains move fast, bodies move constantly, and feelings come in big waves.
A memoir for teens who are a pleasure to have in class and magnets to girl drama. A story of self-doubt, self-consciousness and self-discovery.
A raw, funny memoir for women who did everything right and still felt wrong. This is the overthinking, people-pleasing, quiet panic, running commentary in your head — written down.