06/03/2026
I can’t believe it’s been six years today since my father lost his battle with lung cancer 🩷🙏🏻🩷
It was just weeks before the COVID lockdown, which meant we could only have 13 people at his funeral. As a family, we were completely devastated. We had planned such a big send-off for him, and it felt cruel and inhumane that we couldn’t give him that. The hardest part was driving home from Norfolk, not knowing when I would see my family again. Not being able to grieve and mourn together was incredibly painful.
Strangely though, this was also the time when I had my epiphany. I realised that I wanted to help others through their grief and make a difference. For the first time in many years, I could focus on myself—my passions, my dreams, and rebuilding my life.
The five years previous had also been incredibly difficult. The death of my mum and my stepdad within weeks of each other, went through a divorce, lost my marital home and my business, faced ongoing court battles, and came close to financial ruin and bankruptcy. It was a living hell. But even while I was still grieving and in so much pain, I finally began to see a small light—some hope. That’s when I started my healing and growth journey.
Looking back now feels surreal. I can’t believe how much my life has grown and flourished since then. It feels like I’m writing about a completely different person. It hasn’t been easy—I’ve had to do a lot of deep emotional healing.
I’m grateful for the dark times and the heartbreak, because they led me to the path of helping others. I couldn’t truly connect with my clients or be authentic and relatable if I hadn’t experienced pain, made mistakes, taken accountability, and made big life changes.
Today, I’m happy, I’m healthy, I’m grateful, and most importantly, I’ve found peace 🩷
Thank you, Dad, for all your support during my darkest days. You were my rock and my saviour. Our relationship reconnected on a level I never expected, and I will be forever grateful for that. You were taken from me far too soon. I wasn’t ready to lose you again!
I know you and Mum have been guiding me from above on this journey. I can feel you both by my side 🙏🏻🩷🙏🏻🩷
I love and miss you so much 😍😍
My favourite picture of us both.
A moment in time which has now became so special & poignant in my life!
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