19/02/2026
5 years ago, I found myself, like many others, in a terrible place mentally, left to stew in my own trauma during the long Melbourne COVID lockdowns.
While I’m smiling here having had a midday glitter bath to break the monotony, I know now I was not in a good place and wasn’t for many years later.
And if I’m honest I’m still recovering and rebuilding.
But we do, and I wouldn’t be here without finding purpose, my friends and for my dog .
I’m not going to say I don’t regret things I did, said or was back then, but I did learn and I’m proud I learned.
When I see photos of back then I sometimes I wish I had the healing, the knowledge, the insight I have now. Maybe things would be different or maybe not. I don’t know. But what I do know is that I’m who I am today, proud of me, proud of my mini matriarchal community around me and proud that I stuck true to my values no matter how hard.