I haven’t really written many blog posts lately. I think I’ve been so caught up in the charity and everything else that I forgot how much writing for myself actually helped me.
That’s not to say I haven’t been writing — in fact, I’ve written a whole book (believe it or not!). After everything I’ve been through, especially over this past year, I really wanted to reflect on how I got here. I stopped and started a million times while I was writing. I actually began pretty soon after I was discharged from hospital.
At first, I wasn’t really sure what to write about. But then it dawned on me — even when I was writing just for myself, it always seemed to help other people too. That’s how this all started in the first place. So that’s exactly what I did.
Letters to My Past Self
There was definitely a time in my life when everything felt like it had gone wrong, and I needed to face that. I started writing letters to my past self… and I couldn’t stop.
As I wrote, I realised how much those letters would have helped me during some of the hardest moments of my life. Growing up isn’t easy for anyone, but for me, it’s always felt like being stuck on a rollercoaster I couldn’t get off. The highs were so high — but my god, the lows were lower than I ever imagined.
The People Who Tried to Help
The book became more than just my story. At every stage of my life, I could picture the people who were there — the ones who tried to help, who tried to understand, who saw behind the fake smile and the sometimes over-the-top personality.
The truth is, I’ve always had someone at every point in my life. I just wish I’d had the courage to open up to them. I really do believe that if I had, things might have turned out differently.
When I wrote my book, I wasn’t only writing from my own perspective. I was also writing from theirs — the people who would have stood by me if I’d only been able to see it at the time.
Read the Book
If you’d like to read my book, you can find it on Amazon.
30% of all profits go straight back into the charity.
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