About Writing to Heal.
My name is Helena. I’m a fairly ordinary person trying to make sense of the world. I’ve just turned 40 years old and may or may not be having a mid-life crisis. Either way, I have decided that writing about feelings is a positive and healthy thing; particularly in these confusing and isolating times. I’ve struggled in the past with expressing verbally how I feel. Writing has always been my way of channelling this. Some say I do this half-decently. I don’t have any specific aspirations for this blog other than for it to be an emotional outlet. If some of what I write resonates with you and helps you, then I’ll be glad. I know I’ve been uplifted and validated by other writers. I’ll talk about feelings a lot; what I find funny, what I find frustrating and what I find interesting. I’m a Christian, and whilst I don’t pretend to be some amazing super-spiritual, super-connected biblical scholar (I’m not interested in making a name for myself) my faith is a massive part of who I am and I will talk about it often. I won’t apologise for that. I am a high functioning depressive; sometimes I’m sad, sometimes I’m not. I am not ashamed of this. I will talk about it often because it’s important. Read my posts if you like. If you don’t want to, that’s fine as well. I’ll continue writing anyway 🙂
Writing to Heal 