Get to know me

Hello! I’m Stephanie. I’m almost 40 and I’m married to a high school wrestling coach. My husband and I like adopting dogs that came from bad situations and/or that have disabilities. We like taking in the ones that might be a little harder to adopt out. I also love reading and spend most of my time doing that while snuggling with my dogs. I also like attempting to garden, but I definitely do not have a green thumb, so our gardens are mostly filled with decor. I try to journal occasionally.

I suffer from severe chronic anxiety. I have had anxiety for most of my life. I used to be embarrassed about this, but now I don’t mind talking about it or sharing my struggles. When I was younger I thought I was just shy, but as I got older I realized that shyness was really anxiety. It took me many years to come to terms with this and accept that I needed help.

My mom has been missing since I was 15. This is something I still struggle with. I have been sharing more of this story in the past few years in hopes that we can finally get some closure. This incident has also caused me to suffer from PTSD. I would really love to write a book about this one day.