Simone spent more than three decades teaching and performing the flute before transitioning into writing and editing by completing a master’s in journalism and working with a mentor. A cacophony of life circumstance, combined with chronic sleep deprivation, impacted Simone’s mental health through depression, anxiety, and disordered eating. Her mental health crumbled, culminating in three psychiatric inpatient admissions, and she is now wading through the recovery. Simone is married to a very devoted man. Together they’ve brought into this world three incredible young men. Stalked by Demons, Guarded by Angels: The Girl with the Eating Disorder is her first book.