Neurodivergent writer and poet, author of Mess is Progress
A chaotic creative or creator of chaos. Honest, (probably chronic) over-sharer, that says it exactly how it is
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"Honestly really, really thank you for your talk and poems today! I was hovering because I wanted to say lots more, then realised I didn't know how to so just left and cried in the car the whole way home. I'll try not to word vomit into the void of your inbox like it's a faceless therapist but the undiagnosed child in me (as well as the diagnosed adult!) felt very very seen and understood. Thank you!"
"I just saw your debrief video and felt exactly that too, just on the other side. I came in all tear stained and still crying and just said "I know it's not just me but now I KNOW it's not just me"
"Truly wonderful life changing little afternoon"
Coming soon...
Belly Button Champagne Pools
and all the gifts this body gave me
From sex hair to hammer toes, our bodies hold the stories of crusades, calamities and connection.
Belly Button Champagne Pools unlocks the tales on an anatomy adventure
through honest and witty poetry
and prose
MESS IS PROGRESS
A personal chronicle of an unmasking,
late-diagnosed, Autistic woman
Foreword by Flo Jones - participant on the documentary
Inside Our Autistic Minds
Strap in for a roller coaster of emotions from
existential crises to humorous, relatable and general observational anecdotes of what it is to be a late-diagnosed Autistic woman
No-one prepares you for the post diagnosis burnout, the imposter syndrome and the grief. Mess is Progress encapsulates all of that and more. Self discovery, revelations and the elusive goal of finally unmasking are all here within.
Wholesale & Retail: ISBN 9781738510306
Reader reviews for Mess is Progress
The book that could be my autobiography
“It made me laugh and cry in equal measure as I recognised myself in your words.”
Honest, intelligent and beautiful
“The beauty of being autistic is in here along with the challenges of self-acceptance and self-compassion.
I struggle with these things too and found this book very validating and - well, anything that makes you go a bit easier on yourself has to be a good thing.”
A healing book
“Some poems made me smile or laugh out loud with the brutal honesty and some made me cry (a lot) and there were many penny-dropping moments for me.
I could relate to nearly all of them which was very scary.... that a total stranger could un-jumble my thoughts and feelings over the years and write them down in a book.”
Reading this book was an act of compassion for myself.
"Poems were like a balm that soothed and aided digestion. Thank you for writing.”
