The beautiful side of grief
Being able to see the beauty that lives on Over the last year I’ve been grieving for my Dad who I lost when I was three. I’ve processed lots of the sadness through my writing. But
09/06/2026
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
Not just a mother
A poem of hope for Mum’s She gets dressed last as all Mum’s do. Nothing quite fits. ‘This will have to do.’ She hasn’t got the time nor capacity to work out what she likes or
28/06/2026
My brain can’t switch off
My brain can’t switch off, so I’ve stopped forcing it to Here’s what I do instead Recently I have been exhausted, worse than I’ve felt in a long time. And I’ve felt like I’ve done everything
10/08/2026
The story of how a butterfly found her wings
I know who I am now and the clues were there all along Last week I had this moment where at the age of 37, I felt like I had met myself for the first time.
24/09/2026
I’ve no words
Sometimes the feeling trauma leaves with you cannot be explained Sometimes we experience things in life that floor us. Mine happened when I was 19. And I didn’t know it would have floored me at the
06/10/2026
Oh my child
My love will follow you wherever you go There’s a gut-wrenching heartbreak in knowing love after loss. The expectation that something will go wrong because you love them so much. As a Mum, as a parent,
14/10/2026