Hi, my name is Leslie. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and an MFA (Master's of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing. I love animals--I have an adorable and feisty Chihuahua named Ziggy and a cat named Lexi. I also consider my boyfriend's cat my cat as well, and her name is "Kitty"--we also have a stray cat we adopted, "Mira." I love reading, writing, and watching movies. One of my favorite books and movie is "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. I love to travel and hope to travel as much as possible. So far I have two stamps on my passport--Belized and Guatemala! Both places were beautiful, but I absolutely fell in love with Belize. I have an amazing family and an awesome boyfriend of almost 3 years. We plan on getting engaged and spending our lives together. About two months ago, I resigned from a job as a psychiatric technician for a personal care home for people with severe mental illness. I realized that this job was no longer healthy for me, so I decided to try my hand at a writing freelance career. Currently, I am a book liaison for an amazing publishing company, and I am pursuing other jobs. I suffer from depression with severe depressive episodes and anxiety. I have been going through depression and anxiety at different extremes since I was about 12-years-old. My goal is to manage my symptoms in a healthier and more effective way, along with being able to help other people along the way. I want to live life and love life!!