The Other Side of Fear is a tender young adult coming-of-age novel about anxiety, courage, and finding your voice one small step at a time. After a panic attack upends her life, sixteen-year-old Mira moves to a foggy Oregon coast town and joins a school podcast where students face their fears together. As Mira maps bravery through community, honesty, and compassion, she learns that fear doesn't disappear-it loosens its grip when shared. A hopeful, emotionally grounded story for teens navigating healing, friendship, and self-trust.

Eliza explores family economics, quiet bravery, and the pressure to be perfect. Trained in cognitive science, she writes about working-class resilience, after-school jobs, and friends who hold the rope when plans crack. Her stories favor honest tries, earned hope, and endings that feel like open doors.