I Took My Problems to Turkey, Then I Went Paragliding

I went to Turkey hoping to escape a difficult few months. Instead, I took my problems with me — and ended up finding an unexpected kind of peace thousands of feet above Ölüdeniz. Sometimes you don’t need to escape. You just need enough distance to see things differently.

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. There were things that happened in our relationship that hurt me profoundly, and parts of […]

Kindness 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.

Where 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 to be enough hours in the day.

A 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 time, connecting with brilliant harm reduction workers, and realising just how far I’ve come. This isn’t just a recap… it’s the start of what I want to do next.