Hi! I’m Charlotte,

I have always had a passion for the written word. When I was young, I consumed books like they were the only sustenance that mattered to my mind and body, and I always walked through the halls of my school and home with my nose in a book. I wrote fiction that detailed stories of young heroes and villains, with characters navigating fantasy scenarios that I dreamed up on the sunny afternoons of my proverbial salad days. I wrote poetry, short stories, and essays for fun. Then I stopped. 

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    As life threw me overwhelming obstacles, I allowed them to shrink me into a shell of the creative person I used to be. I descended into a period of consumption, not of books or music or the things that inspire me, but of social media posts and outward displays of other people's rage. I fell into a period of addiction and escapism. Writing and reading have been the one certainty I have in my journey towards recovery. The time I spend writing is worthwhile. I believe that we are meant to create as humans. 

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    I began sharing blog-like posts daily on a recovery community and began to see the value in the written word again. It allows me to escape my wandering mind and understand what I am experiencing. I started to feel myself healing when I noticed that every once in a while, someone would latch on to something I said and tell me it resonated with them. That, to me, was the most beautiful form of connection I could think of. That in the midst of some of my darkest early days of recovery, somebody could read my vulnerable thoughts and find a tiny bit of belonging within those words. 

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    I woke up on a sunny morning, determined to create a space to express my creativity in honour of my younger self and for anyone who may have similar thoughts and feelings as I do. I humbly share these insights and self-discoveries, hoping to provide tiny shreds of belonging to whoever needs them. I hope that somewhere in the mix of my babbling, someone might see themselves reflected in pieces of my stories. There is power in that kind of connection; there is power in the story. There's strength in writing despite the fear that I do not know enough to do so. 

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This blog encapsulates my journey through recovery, healing, and becoming. It's an act of self-love, acceptance, and community. I hope you enjoy your time here. Thank you for joining me.