I spent my childhood being emotionally abused and neglected by my caretakers and counterparts at school. I felt alone and isolated throughout my childhood, and consistently struggled to understand why I was feeling this way, and why those around me treated me differently. I moved away from my hometown in 2019 after ending an abusive long-term relationship with my first long-term boyfriend, dropping out of college and cutting contact with my family in an attempt to understand my childhood and heal. After spending most of my time researching, speaking with healthcare professionals and pursuing formal diagnoses, it turns out I was a high-masking undiagnosed autistic. After a long healing journey, I began creating content to recount my experiences and connect with others who had endured similar trauma. In 2022 I founded my business UNMASK.