: About Me

I'm an almost 30 woman from South Africa. I'm new to Helium and found it during a time of emotional hardship. Now it's become a powerful tool to help me purge myself. I have plenty to say and now finally a platform to say it.

My passion is ...

books, music, friends, humour and ice-cream

I know too much about ...

The legend of King Arthur

My parents always told me ...

To go forward

My childhood ambition ...

to write

My favorite memory ...

my first taste of ice-cream

Why I write ...

because gives me an outlet to release my creativity

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Bob Marley, Marian Keys

My first job ...

working as an usher

My best moment ...

moving out my parents home into my own flat

My inspiration ...

music, great wrtining and great friends

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Abuse survivors and the recovery process

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WHEN you're a child, the world is wonderful, shiny and filled with possibilities. And it can all change. My bright and happy world changed when I turned 5. It was the first time I saw my father raise his hand and slap my mother across the face. Up and till then my father had been my own personal hero. Someone I had worshipped. It changed. Throughout the years, his temper became increasingly violent and his words deeply hurtful and lasting.As I grew older and protective of my two younger sisters, I could no longer stand by and watch. Instead I stepped in and offered myself as a boxing bag t...

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