If I could sum up my vision for the world around me, it would be in the words, “You matter.”

A test of identity came for me at a young age as my parents noticed I still couldn’t read. As I showed up for spelling tests, my anxiety worsened. Scratching with anxiety, welts would form all over my body as I started to believe lies. The lies said, “You are worthless. You don’t matter. You are not enough.”

Turning to music during times of identity crisis has been my life-saver. I know what it is like to believe the lies. And I know what it’s like to overcome them also.

No matter how long it takes, music has been a constant friend and companion during hard times and happy times. That’s what I want to share with my community and my fans. That it is okay to be sad and it’s okay to be happy. That’s the beauty of life. But at the end of the day, believe that you matter.