I was the youngest of three children, with two much older sisters. We grew up in a home of polar opposites. Our mother was open and communicative, encouraging me to be talkative and share my feelings, whereas my father was restrained, with a tendency to bottle things up and then suddenly explode. It meant the [...]
Growing up as the third in a line of four children in West Sussex, our early years were turbulent. Our mother, the family's lighthouse, battled breast cancer, her illness casting a shadow over our family. Her strength in fighting her sickness was a testament to her unyielding spirit. However, her eventual passing shortly after my [...]
'Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you'. Gabor Maté Life can be hard, but I now know for certain that the hardest thing is to go through life holding onto all your traumas. Trauma can literally feel like your soul has been [...]
For as long as I can remember, I knew that I was adopted. The adoption happened when I was six months old and I was fortunate to be raised by a family who gave me opportunities for a good life. I enjoyed school but struggled academically. Becoming the class joker helped me hide my lack [...]
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