6 Years Ago: Worse than Myra Hindley? Heroin and Truth.
Wednesday 15th October 2014 On the train returning from seeing a client in Reading. We stayed in a luxury suite at The Great Western Railway Hotel in Reading centre. The […]
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7 Years Ago: Sex Work Scare and Spiritual Recovery.
I’m continuing to review journals as I work on completing my memoir, the suggestions and advice of my editor has been incredibly valuable and I’m slowly working through it and […]
8 Years Ago: Birthday Dog, Spiritual High from the Junkie Journals.
I woke abruptly and my first thought was that it was Charlie’s thirteenth birthday. I immediately felt brighter than the last few weeks which had all been a shade of […]
9 Years Ago: Sudden Truths and the Killer in Me.
Sunday 9th October 2011 Early morning at Kipling Terrace, I am tired but didn’t want to miss out on the peace and calm of the morning, I enjoy my thinking […]
10 Years Ago: In Search of Meaning and Space to be Kind. For All Who Care.
I’ve been attempting to inspire some change in my current state, my depression is persistent and cumbersome and has made it’s way into my physical being. I feel heavy, tired […]
11 Years Ago: Sex Work Secrets of Gypsy Me. Navigating trauma in all the wrong ways.
These photos are from exactly 11 years ago, I was unsettled and moving about lots, staying at friends houses and in holiday cottages, desperately trying to find somewhere to settle […]
4 Years Ago: Writing to Heal
I was so excited this morning to wake and know that I had a whole day to spend at home alone. I stood for ages watching the birds in the […]
5 Years Ago: For My Recovery Worker.
This is a bittersweet journal entry to review as I discovered that the person who was key to my recovery from opiate dependency and addiction has recently passed away. I’m […]
6 Years Ago: Preparing for Sex Abuse Trial
I’m still in this strange emotional void and my depression feels heavy and burdensome. When I feel like this I’m tempted to stay inside and avoid all contact with others, […]
7 Years Ago: Living With Trauma and Making Memories.
It would be a disservice to others and myself to write about how I feel in the present as my reactions are those of a trauma informed perspective which is […]
