Determined to Live My Best Life Despite OCD and Other Challenges
HELLO! My name is Marady and I was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. I was homeschooled through most of elementary school and all of high school. At a young age, I developed a love of art, books, film, music, nature and animals. When I was five, my dream was to be an artist. At ten, I discovered a love of filmmaking. From age eleven through to my teens (and twenties), I had various dreams. I aspired to be a veterinarian, then an actor, and then a musician. But my biggest dream of all was - and still is - to be a writer. Growing up, I spent many hours writing everything from short stories and poems to song lyrics and screenplays. Now, at thirty (and still bouncing around ideas of what I want to be when I grow up, aside from a writer), I'm in the process of building the life I've dreamed of - despite some major obstacles. OBSTACLES We all face obstacles in life. Everyone struggles with different challenges. For me, those challenges include severe OCD and the anxiety and depre