Your Heart’s Voice follows a young girl who realizes that when she stops to listen to the voice in her heart and not act on her feelings alone, she makes better choices. What was the inspiration for your story?

Me using my intuition most of my life-and being flabbergasted that there were no children’s picture books written and published on intuition. I decided to write my own. After being a School Counselor for 10 years in NYC, and now a mom of 3, my intuition has guided to me make some of the most important decisions of my life, and I wanted to teach children how they can do the same. When we make good choices we feel good about ourselves-I realized then this was part of my adult life’s mission.

Teaching children self-awareness is a challenging task, and I feel your book has made that job easier for families. What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book?

I tried to simplify it-by writing about 3 typical life lessons that most children could relate to-putting your toys away before you leave a room, asking before taking other’s things and eating healthy. Jade learns that when she listens to that whisper in her heart telling her the right thing to do-she is making a good choice and is happy, but when she doesn’t listen to it she is not making a good choice and doesn’t feel great. When she listens to it-she decides to draw a picture of an angel for her uncle-this was a tribute to my late brother, as he tragically passed away in 2022, he was always a big influence in me completing this book, by not only dedicating it to him, but by adding him as a main character-I completed it 6 months after he passed, as I realized writing was therapeutic for me during my initial stages of grief.

What experience in your life has had the most significant impact on your writing?

The loss of my brother as stated above…he was a magnetic light that brought his contagious smile to everyone’s face who were lucky enough to know him.

Will there be a follow-up novel to this story? If so, what aspects of the story will the next book cover?

Yes, I plan on writing 2 sequels to Jade’s developmental journey. One as a teen and one as a young adult-navigating through life’s journey by trying to make good choices by listening to her heart’s voice!

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