For 8 years I didn't dare show my face on here,
Afraid of the stigma associated with mental illness.
But 2024 has been a big year for me,
One where I finally felt able to be myself.
So, as we head into the New Year,
I just wanted to say,
There is hope.
Things can be different.
ALT A photo of me wearing a grey woolly hat. I have long brown hair and am standing with grass and trees behind me