But walking into my first therapy session I really believed I could die from bringing back up the pain I carried. I had suppressed so much of my emotions I did not know what I would find and that scared the shit out of me!

I quickly had to develop the courage needed to embrace the uncertainty and anxiety of this journey of self-discovery. As the days turned into months I would go back to therapy and untangle the mess of my emotions.

I started to understand the impact of mum’s actions on my traumatic development and how my broken child was living inside me as an adult. I gained an understanding of the ripples of addiction throughout my life and how they affected every subconscious decision I made.

I decided to become a counsellor and work with loss, trauma, relationships and addiction. This bend in the river of life lead me to run groups in rehabs and work with clients on probation. I worked with young people and adolescents with drug addictions. Not only helping addicts but the family members affected by the ripples of addiction as well.