No One’s Daughter
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Writer. Survivor. Chronic illness overachiever. I write soft things with sharp edges—trauma, tech, recovery, and resilience with a side of dark humour.
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How to Plan a Novel
I am mid-way through writing my third novel and I thought I would share my writing process with you. Now this won't necessarily work for everyone, but it definitely helps me. I recommend coming up with your novel idea first before starting this process.
By No One’s Daughter3 years ago in Journal
Why the British Care Sector is in Crisis
I currently work in the care sector in the UK and here are the reasons, in my opinion, we are struggling for workers. Since the beginning of the year, news outlets (such as the BBC) have been reporting that the number of care workers are declining and here is why:
By No One’s Daughter3 years ago in Confessions
6 Signs You're Partner is Your Soul Mate
I have been with my partner for two years now, and it has been hard. We both had childhood trauma to work through, I have had a rough eighteen months with my health. Despite of all of this, I know without a doubt, that he is my soul mate. Here is how:
By No One’s Daughter3 years ago in Confessions
How I broke the cycle of abuse aged 25.
When I was twelve I had a sleep over at my friends house and her Mom gave us biscuits and painted our nails whilst we watched a film. I sobbed because I wanted a Mom like that. I wanted warm hugs and sympathetic eyes, I wanted to feel loved and valued.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Families
Parenting tips from a Nanny
I have a bachelors degree and I am qualified to teach primary school children. I loved teaching and I absolutely adore working with children but with the ever-increasing workload and the actual pay (for the total hours you work) being not much more above minimum wage, I decided to move away from teaching.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Families
One girl, her dog and her van.
2019 was the year I lost everything. My husband left me, and Luna (my Great Dane) homeless and hollow inside. I remember moving back into my parents and feeling heart-broken and trapped and this was before the pandemic kicked in!
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Petlife
2022 Year of Rest and Relaxation
As I write this I have just sat down on my last day of work for the year. Most of you will be overjoyed when you finish for Christmas, looking forward to enjoying the break. For me though, this is the first time this year I have used any of my vacation days, and I am a bit lost.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Longevity
Diamonds are forged under pressure
I was just looking through the past four years of my blog posts. All of those hard times I just had to write about, all of the devastation and dispare. I think when talking about things, you recall a particular event. Just one thing at a time that went wrong that almost broke you.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Humans
On the Edge
Her hair fanned out around her as she fell. Her body as light as a feather, floated off the edge of the cliff. The woman was devastatingly beautiful, eyes like warm honey met Hannah's and all she could see in them was sadness. There was no fear to be found in their depths. Not as she reached her arms out and fell backwards.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Fiction
8 Things you need to know if your partner was a victim of child abuse
Child abuse is sadly quite common and there are different types; sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse and neglect. It can be really hard to love someone with any of these types of abuse in their past.
By No One’s Daughter4 years ago in Psyche
