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Member Spotlight: Julie Ann Toomey!

March 20, 2021 By Trina Boice Leave a Comment

Julie Ann Toomey lives in McKinney, Texas.

What are some names of the books or other media you have created?
Failure to Thrive – My Journey to Mental Health – published 2018
Through the Eyes of a Friend – coming soon!
What inspired you to become a creator of media?
I’ve always needed to write. I write in my journal a lot and it’s an outlet for me when something crazy in my life happens. It also helps me get all of the words in my head out!
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Publishing my autobiography.
What advice do you have for someone just starting out in your field?
Keep going! Keep creating! It will be amazing!
What keeps you inspired in your daily creative work?
I don’t know. If I don’t write, I feel like something is missing. I also like to connect with my friends on social media and have writing sprints, which helps me get the words down on paper.
In what ways do you feel you have been able to be a voice for good in your creative pursuits?
I’m a HUGE advocate for mental health. My second book, Through the Eyes of a Friend, is about my friend who committed suicide. I hope that it will help people with those kinds of thoughts to rethink that choice, to realize how much they are loved, even when they don’t understand why.
You can learn more about Julie Ann and her creative work at:
julieann.toomey.org

Filed Under: Member Spotlight Tagged With: book about mental health, book about suicide, Julie Ann Toomey, LDS author, LDSPMA, LDSPMA Member Spotlight, mental health, suicide

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