About
Poet and a Performer.
“Poetry is the softest way to hold a memory.”
- trustonlystars
Hi, I’m Jannie Fernandes — though you might know me better as trustonlystars.
I’m a poet, spoken word artist, author, and storyteller creating emotional spaces through poetry, reflections, voice, and honest conversations about grief, healing, love, anxiety, intuition, and the quiet weight of being human.
I wasn’t always this open with my voice.
For the longest time, writing was something deeply personal — a quiet place where I carried the feelings I didn’t know how to explain out loud. Over time, those poems slowly found their way to strangers across the internet, and to my surprise, people saw themselves in them.
That’s how trustonlystars began.
After losing my mother to COVID-19 in 2021, poetry became something even deeper for me. It became grief, memory, survival, softness, and a way to continue loving someone who still feels present in everything I create.
What started as poetry slowly grew into a quiet corner of the internet for sensitive souls — a space for emotional honesty, healing conversations, spoken word, reflections, community, and the reminder that no one should have to carry life alone.
I host Maybe You’re Not Overthinking, a podcast exploring emotions, healing, self-awareness, and the tender parts of being human. I’m also the author of two poetry collections, Starlight & Seashells and Magic in Teacups — both written for the ones learning how to hold life gently.
And if you’ve ever felt too much, loved deeply, grieved quietly, or searched for softness in a loud world — I hope you find something here that feels like home.
Obu & me, always 🍁