What if peace isn't something you find… but something you remember?
For as long as she can remember, Jess Smith lived on edge - trapped in cycles of fear, panic, and relentless health anxiety. Her fear, also complicated by emetophobia (fear of vomiting).
From sleepless childhood nights to the exhaustion of trying to "fix" herself as an adult, she spent decades believing peace was something other people had.
But through years of breakdown, awakening and gentle spiritual insight, Jess discovered that healing doesn't come from control or perfection - it comes from surrender, understanding, and remembering who we truly are beneath the fear.
Finding Peace is a tender and uplifting memoir about living with anxiety and panic, and learning to meet life with compassion rather than resistance.
It's for anyone who has ever felt broken, exhausted or alone - a reminder that peace is not found out there…
It's remembered in here.

Jess Smith is a writer, coach, and spiritual guide who helps others find calm, clarity, and connection after years of living with anxiety, panic, and health fears. Drawing on her own lifelong journey through emetophobia and chronic anxiety, she now supports people to rediscover the peace that never truly leaves us - the peace that lives within.
Her work blends deep compassion with spiritual insight, reminding readers that healing is not about becoming someone new, but remembering who we've always been.
Jess lives in the English countryside with her husband, two grown-up sons, and her much-loved animals. When she's not writing or coaching, she finds joy in nature, horses, and quiet moments that remind her of the simple beauty of being alive.