Hello! My name is Amy.

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Welcome, and thank you for being here. I’ve walked a long and challenging road—one that has taken me to some of my darkest places and forced me to confront the deepest parts of myself. I grew up in an environment where I often felt invisible, unloved, and unworthy. My childhood was shaped by a narcissistic mother and a father who chose to emotionally abandon me instead of protecting me. Years of neglect, emotional and physical abuse, and being a witness to domestic violence left me deeply traumatised, struggling with overwhelming feelings of shame and a sense of not belonging. The pain I carried consumed me, leaving me feeling more afraid than ever before.

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At 16, I made the difficult decision to leave home, walking away from everything I had known, including my younger siblings. In that moment, I felt more alone than ever before, burdened by feelings of unworthiness, guilt, and fear. I existed in a constant state of anxiety, unsure of what my future held or where to turn. It felt as though my soul had been completely drained. I was broken, i felt lost and hope seemed like a distant memory—an unreachable dream. I didn’t know where to go or what to do.

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I thought that by leaving my past behind, all my troubles would be over. But despite my determination to overcome the trauma and thrive in spite of it, the emotional scars and mental health challenges relentlessly followed me into adulthood. For years, I felt trapped in my own prison of pain, as though the wounds of my past cast a shadow over every day. I had a hard realisation: removing myself from that situation didn’t automatically heal the pain or erase the scars I carried so deeply. There was no quick fix or magic solution. The journey toward healing was far from easy and the pain was far from over. I often felt like I was caught in a battle that I couldn’t win.

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