Blogs from Beyond
A journal of healing, chaos, growth and lived experience- straight from the heart.
When Love Has Nowhere Left to Go – A Poem about Grief and Complicated Love
Loving Someone Who Hurt You: Grief, Loss and the Things We Leave Unsaid I wrote this after losing someone who had been part of my life for many years. Carl and I had a complicated and, at times, deeply painful history....
Read MoreKindness or Exploitation? The Truth Behind Viral Videos
I've experienced homelessness myself, and I know what it feels like to have very little power. So when I see someone's vulnerability turned into social media content, I don't see kindness. I see exploitation.
Read MoreWhere Has the Time Gone?! Life Update!
Six months. That's how long it's been since I last sat down to write. Life has been a whirlwind of university, work, travel, kittens, advocacy and family. Here's a little catch-up on where I've been... and why there never seem...
Read MoreA Room Full of Hope: My Day at the Naloxone Citywide Conference
After months away, I finally sat down to write, and of course it had to be about the Naloxone Citywide Conference in Sheffield. I ended up on a stage in front of 200 people, sharing my story for the first...
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