For much of my life, I worked in a world defined by beauty. The Hamptons are known for elegance, wealth, and perfection, and for decades I designed landscapes there for high-profile clients. I created gardens meant to feel peaceful, timeless, untouched.

But life is rarely untouched.

Long before the Hamptons, long before the career, there was childhood. There were experiences that shaped me quietly, the kind that do not announce themselves in public but follow you into adulthood all the same. Addiction, domestic instability, and silence were part of my earliest education. Like many people, I learned how to function, how to appear strong, how to keep moving forward.

And for a long time, I did.

Silent Screams from the Hamptons was born from the moment I stopped pretending that survival was the same as healing. The book is my true story, written with honesty, depth, and the belief that what remains unspoken often holds the most power over us.

In 2009, the memoir reached the #1 position on Amazon for six consecutive weeks. Later, I adapted it into a stage production titled Good God! Why?, which toured throughout New England for three years before the pandemic brought live theater to a halt.

Beyond writing, I have hosted two award-winning television programs for over fifteen years. Through Artists from New England, I have supported creative voices and emerging talent. Through Recovery from Religion, broadcast nationally, I have explored the difference between faith as a relationship and religion as a rigid system.

For more than twenty-three years, I have also been connected to the recovery community, and my husband and I dedicated a decade to prison ministry. Advocacy, healing, and service have always been part of my life, not separate from my work.

Today, I continue writing, creating, and developing new projects, including future books and screen adaptations. My purpose remains simple: to bring truth into the light, and to remind others that silence does not have to be the end of the story.

Thank you for being here.