People ask me this a lot.
“So… you write children's books and journals for women?”
Yes. I do.
I get why it sounds odd. On paper, they have nothing in common. One has bright colours and a gap-toothed girl named Mia. The other has journal prompts about identity and ADHD.
But they're the same book, really.
Both exist because something was missing.
I started The Big Stuff series because I looked at what was available for children on body safety, big emotions, and anxiety — and it wasn't good enough. Sanitised, surface-level content that talks around the hard stuff instead of at it. Kids deserve better than that.
The journals came from the same place. I'm a woman with AuDHD and bipolar disorder. I spent years looking for resources that actually understood my brain — without being clinical and cold, or pink-and-fluffy and useless. I needed something honest, structured, and designed for how I actually think.
So I made it myself.
That's what Bare & Brave Publishing is. Not “children's books and adult journals.” One ethos across two audiences:
No fluff. No toxic positivity. No talking around the thing.
Just honest content for people who deserve better than what was already out there.
Whether that person is five years old or thirty-five.