“Somewhere out there is a past you, overflowing with so much pride at how far you’ve come”

Healing from trauma isn’t pretty. It’s not a picture worthy moment of sudden realisation that it’s finally over. It’s not a cinematic screen play of one day finally waking up and it just doesn’t hurt anymore. Trauma changes us. It changes us forever. In some ways better and in some ways worse but in the […]

Category is; Subtotal Colectomy

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve typed these words only to delete them and start again. I’ve argued with myself time and time again about whether I was ready to write about it, whether I was ready for people to know about what I have since christened; “Ding dong, the intestines gone”. But […]

“There is no one alive, who is youer than you…”

“I’m a quarter of the person I used to be, I’m not sure I recognise myself anymore” I lay in my hospital bed as the doctor came and told me I had to be admitted again. This time; a suspected blood clot in my lung. The heart monitor I had been hooked up to as […]

The Great Escape

Its ten past midnight on a Monday morning and I find myself staring at this blank canvas in front of me. You see, I’ve been pondering what to write about next for a while now. I started this blog in some attempt to save the world, add a little kindness and a whole lot of […]

Breaking the stigma that breaks my heart

Finding out you have a chronic illness is tough, it’s really, really tough. Some days are better than others, some months are better than the last but always lurking beneath the surface is an internal battle that most don’t understand, but I’m here to tell you that I do. I understand and I’m going to […]

Krabby patty secret formula: Changing the World

Life is full of both good and bad. We are balanced precariously on the precipice, constantly tipping back and forth from the positive and the negative aspects of life we are faced with daily. I’m very aware of the pain in our world, I understand there is cruel out there and I hold my hands up […]

To my unsung heroes, this is for you

To my unsung heroes, this is for you. I don’t know if some of you will remember me, but I definitely remember you. No matter how many years come and go, no matter what changes or how much times passes, you will always be the true heroes of my story. You all played a huge […]

“I am sorry this world could not keep you safe”

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this particular blog post. In the early hours of Tuesday morning my heart shattered as information came in about a terror attack in Manchester, struggling to find the real story I stayed awake for hours picking through the pieces waiting for information, praying that this wasn’t what it […]

Today we’re paying it forward – take a kind word and pass it on

Quotes are one of life’s pick me ups. Sometimes they provide the words we can’t seem to form on our own, they can inspire a change or simply explain a situation. Below are three of my favourite quotes and the reasons why. Welcome to my mind ladies and gents, as always, I hope you enjoy […]

An Adventure of a Lifetime

Two suitcases in tow, one optimistic Scottish girl in pursuit, I embarked upon an experience I will never forget; my Malawian adventure. Arriving in Lilongwe airport, exhausted and ready to start my journey ahead. I was apprehensive and to put it simply, downright terrified of what I was about to face. But this was my […]