A life lived. A few lessons worth sharing.

I’ve lived with incontinence since 2020. When it began in my twenties, I had a job, a relationship, and a life I wanted to keep living. I also had a lot of questions I didn’t know how to ask.

Over time, I learned the ordinary details: finding protection that worked for me, carrying supplies, getting through work, and going places again. I made mistakes. I worried about things that eventually became routine.

Writing Covered meant being honest about more than the logistics. It meant looking at shame, relationships, comfort, and feelings I hadn’t always understood or wanted to acknowledge.

I work full time in a demanding career, so Covered came together in the evenings and on weekends over more than a year. Somehow, it grew to over 100,000 words. It’s now finished and in editing, with a target release of early 2027.

I’m not a medical professional. I’m a person sharing what I’ve experienced and learned, with research and sources alongside the practical material.

Communities have helped me understand things about myself that I couldn’t explain. Other people being honest made a difference. I hope this book gives someone else that same feeling of being less alone.

Using a pen name lets me be candid while protecting my privacy and the privacy of people close to me.