Category: Earlier Body, Earlier Life
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A Fire, A Bridge, and the Search for Safety
A reflective piece exploring a recurring childhood dream of fire, fear, rescue and how it shaped a lifelong search for safety, responsibility and self-compassion.
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A Room of Green, A Paper Bag and Thirty Minutes of Calm
A quiet hospital moment from childhood. Where care and chaos collide and I learnt without knowing it, how to sit with uncertainty, fear and survival.
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Why I Believe My Ulcerative Colitis Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
A reflective account of growing up in chronic stress, trauma and neglect and why ulcerative colitis felt like a breaking point rather than a sudden illness.