We live in a world obsessed with perfection.
Perfect feeds.
Perfect lives.
Perfect smiles.
We scroll through carefully curated versions of existence and sometimes forget that behind every polished post, there's a real person - messy, worried, tired, hopeful, scared, and wonderfully imperfect.
Rent-Free in My Head was born out of that mess.
Out of the realization that no matter how well you pose, filter, or caption your life, there's always a voice in the background - sometimes your own, sometimes a little snarky ghost's - reminding you that the real story isn't in the highlight reel.
It's in the chaos.
It's in the laundry you never folded.
The caption you deleted because it felt too honest.
The days when you danced badly in your kitchen just to feel alive.
This book is about Callie Lane - a woman who, like so many of us, thought her value was in how perfect she could appear online... until a ghost showed up to critique her posts, her hashtags, and ultimately, her life choices.
What started as sarcasm turned into something deeper:
A reminder that showing up messy is braver than showing up polished.
That staying is harder - and more beautiful - than performing.
That you don't need to be fixed to be unforgettable.
If you've ever felt like you're haunted by doubts, dreams, regrets, or hope...
Welcome.
You're in the right place.
And I promise - the rent's already paid.