OMG Am I Writing Another Book?

After my near-death experience in 2010, writing became my therapy.

Words poured out of me faster than I could think, almost automatically — a lifeline that helped me make sense of what had happened. Those writings eventually became my first book, Heaven Time — Discovering a New Way of Life After a Near-Death Experience.

That book reached nearly 6,000 readers. It opened doors I never imagined: speaking events, workshops, interviews, and media appearances. It also opened doors I hadn’t expected — to criticism, skepticism, and even hostility.

People are fascinated by near-death survivors. They want to understand what we’ve seen, what we know. Some greet you with awe, some with curiosity, and others with suspicion or judgment. I learned very quickly that by sharing my story publicly, I was also exposing myself to the full spectrum of human reaction — the good, the curious, and the cruel.

For years afterward, I told myself I would never do it again.

The vulnerability was too raw, the scrutiny too heavy.

Then came March 17, 2020.

I was sitting in a small neighborhood pub on St. Patrick’s Day with twenty dollars on the table, watching the news announce that the world was about to shut down. Within minutes, everything I had built in real estate — my business, my clients, my staff — hung in uncertainty. My world crashed, and for the first time since my near-death experience, I had no idea how I was going to protect anyone, including myself.

From 2020 to 2022, I witnessed both the best and worst of humanity. The pandemic revealed kindness and courage — but also fear, division, and cruelty on a scale I hadn’t seen before. It reminded me so much of my earlier trauma: the same feeling of being stripped bare, powerless, and forced to rebuild from the inside out.

And once again, I turned to writing.

Putting pen to paper helped me process what I couldn’t control. It became my quiet place of safety, the one space where I could still find truth, peace, and purpose. That’s when I realized another book was being born — not planned, but inevitable.

Sometimes in life, we don’t choose the lessons; they choose us. We don’t always understand why something is happening to us or for us until years later. This book — The In-Between — is the culmination of those years. Every heartbreak, betrayal, and small miracle led me here.

Five years later, I can say with gratitude that what once felt like chaos has turned into something sacred.

I once swore I would never write another book.

Now I know — when healing demands to be written, you don’t argue with it. You listen.

Walking Beside You...

If you’re in a season that feels senseless or cruel, please know: there is meaning being made in the background.

You may not see it yet, but your soul is collecting every piece — shaping something that one day will make perfect sense.

You’re not starting over.

You’re starting deeper.