MEMOIRS OF A LOOKED AFTER CHILD

Trigger warning: this post briefly speaks about sexual assault Music is a very interesting thing. Just a few simple notes can be enough to bring you great jo...

COVID-19 has certainly presented the world with an odd and extremely inconvenient situation to say the least. It feels apocalyptic. Busy roads now empty, sma...

One thing not many people know about me is that I have an eating disorder. I say this very lightly as I am no where near what I used to be but anyone that ha...

There’s someone I haven’t spoken about yet. Her name is Debbie. She will always be my inspiration and my hero. It’s hard trying to put this one into writing....

I never realise how the abuse I went through as a child impacts my behaviours. When you’ve been subjected to this same maltreatment since the day you were bo...

The day I nearly died was the day that shaped the rest of my future. It was an interesting day, I had woken up in the state that I was done with living. It w...

I often struggle to process my emotions – both good and bad. I get this feeling of being so overwhelmed and I don’t know how to deal with it. Recently, I hav...

I was initially avoiding making a post like this. I had the idea to create my blog before COVID-19 but, as soon as we all got imprisoned in our homes, I thou...

PTSD: it’s a funny thing. I had just come from a relaxed evening at an organisation’s office I do some work with. They call the sessions ‘Chill and Chat’, ju...

Whilst I am struggling with my traumas recently, my sister is obsessing over a new guy. She lives her life almost untouched – though not quite fully – and I ...

Hello and welcome everyone who wanders here! My name is Casey. I am 20 years old at the time of writing this. You may have guessed that I am in fact a care e...