Ringland was born and raised in South East Queensland, spending most of her childhood in the care of her single mother, Colleen, who worked as a school teacher.

[4] She went to Canada on a working visa in her 20's, then after returning to Australia obtained a job as a media officer at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, using poetry in her successful written application for the position.

The book tells the story of Alice Hart, who becomes mute after her mother and her violent father both die, and is taken to her previously unknown grandmother who runs a domestic violence women's refuge.

The book confronts eight topics Ringland has experienced herself, including imposter syndrome, procrastination and self-doubt, and discusses how she manages those fears and anxieties.

[1] The Sydney Morning Herald described it as a "down-to-earth" invitation to people who have wanted to explore their creativity "but for varying reasons don't dare to.