Synopsis
In society today the conversation around mental and chronic health is very much at the forefront of people’s minds. It is far more socially acceptable to have open and honest discussions about health in various forms now than it ever has been in the past. Gradually, as a society, we are beginning to see the value in talking about our mental health and realising that things are no longer so ‘taboo’.
I first began to struggle with my mental health at the age of 15 when I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa and Depression. Writing was one of the only outlets I had – you could count on me turning up to a therapy session with a poem or two scribbled onto a scrap of paper as it was the only way I could express anything to my team. Then, at the age of 21 I was diagnosed with a rare chronic condition which has turned my life upside down and left me waiting for major surgery. As I sat, an inpatient sectioned on a psychiatric ward, only two years ago I picked up my pen again and began to write. It was just as therapeutic as I remembered it to be.
For a while I kept my poems private, only disclosing them in therapy sessions when I didn’t have the words to describe what was going on in my head. However, more recently I have started to share them more widely – predominantly on my Instagram account which I use as an awareness raising platform. And the response I have had from them has been amazing – so many people have come back to me and told me that they have resonated with my words, some have even asked if they can share the poems with their doctors to explain what life is like for them. This is not only incredibly humbling to me but has also made me consider the wider audience that this anthology could reach.
As someone who has spent a prolonged period of time in hospital because of their mental health I can appreciate and realise quite how isolating an experience it can be and how alone it makes you feel. I didn’t really write much at all when I was in hospital or in the run up to it. I didn’t have the mental energy to focus on writing and so it took a back seat for a while. However, recently I’ve realised quite how beneficial it can be, and not only that, but I think I’ve learned that I can use my words to benefit others as well and to let them know that they are not on their own. This poetry collection is important to me for SO many reasons – it’s been a source of therapy for me, an outlet for the thoughts in my head. It has also been written with others in mind – to hopefully show people that they are not alone on their journey. That there are always people who understand and will listen to them, even when they feel most alone.
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Mending the Broken
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Independently published, 2022
ISBN 13 : 9798772592700
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