Category: The In Between
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A Dream, a Necklace and the Gift of Being Cared For
A reflective piece on dreams, independence and learning to receive care. Through symbols of self-worth, support and emotional healing. This post explores how accepting help can coexist with strength during periods of change and recovery.
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I Didn’t Start Writing to Be a Writer
A personal blog about writing as survival, healing through words, trauma, emotional breakdown and finding clarity when life falls apart.
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I’m Tired of Thinking About Food All the Time
A reflective piece on the mental load of eating with an ileostomy and parastomal hernia, exploring food anxiety, decision fatigue, grief and the quiet exhaustion of managing risk everyday.
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The Day Hope Fell Through My Hands.
A long-awaited surgical appointment became the moment hope quietly slipped away. This piece is a reflection on living with a parastomal hernia and ileostomy, medical limbo, uncertainty and the grief that follows when the future you imagined suddenly feels out of reach.


