What anxiety looks like for me
*Trigger warnings: sexual assault, children in hospital, labour* As I was about to sit down and write this, I made myself a cup of tea. I make one every time I sit down to write an
January 20, 2026
WTMIM Blog
These articles come with a trigger warning. They were written through-out my own healing journey. They are raw, honest and written from the heart. If you feel any of it is too much while taking a read, please think of your heart first and foremost. It’s ok to walk away.
If you read anything that resonates, and makes you feel less alone, then this makes everything for me so completely worthwhile.
If you’d like to read my journey from beginning to end, start with the oldest blog first’
Happy reading X
The gaps grief leaves: missing my Dad 33 years on
Today I miss my Dad. Heartbreakingly so. I feel an emptiness, like I have a hole in my heart or tummy. I can’t tell which, maybe it’s both. It’s an all-consuming feeling. And the complicated thing is,
January 29, 2026
My heart remembers
I wish I could remember the little things about you.I wish I could remember what it feels like to hug you.I wish I could remember the sound of your voice.I wish I could remember feeling your
February 3, 2026
Enough
One day you will realise you are enough, and on that day the tension will start to seep away. You will treat yourself with kindness, with empathy. Accept every inch of your soul, your spirit your
February 18, 2026
Living beyond the walls of a masquerade ball
Jaw clenched. Shoulders raised. Slumped over. Shallow breathing. That’s how I’ve spent the past several years. More than several to be honest. As I’ve spent my life people pleasing, desperate to be liked, and doing anything
February 24, 2026
Dear little me
I lost my Dad at the tender age of three. Over the last year I’ve grieved for him. I’ve come to realise how traumatic losing a parent, or loved one at a young age can be.
March 9, 2026