“Sometimes, the story I’m telling has to wait because real life is louder. For a while, I wasn’t sure if I could keep going or if I would just lose my way in all the noise. I was just trying to keep my head above water.”
Production Note: The start of 2026 was very difficult for personal reasons. For two weeks, I had to stop working completely, followed by a lot of chaos. I was desperately trying to stay on track with my final deadlines while dealing with grief and a lot of exhaustion. Looking back, I’m not even sure how I managed to get anything done. It was a time of just functioning and taking it one day at a time.