I’ve been drawn to writing ever since I was young. As a child, I had severe anxiety; as a teenager that anxiety morphed into depression. While I didn’t know it at the time, writing was a way of coping. I was trying to let everything out, to make sense of what was going on – and I was desperate to fix myself. But without the tools and guidance, I could only get so far.

On my mission to find happiness, psychology became an obsession. Years went by, cycles of depression, anxiety always close by. And then I discovered the work of Dr James Pennebaker and his colleagues. In that moment, writing and health came together… my life was on course to change in a wonderful way!

Is there such a thing as a cure for the type of anxiety I experience? I can’t say it has left me completely. But, I’ve had a huge win: these days I have the tools I need to keep it at bay and know I’m strong enough to face whatever it throws at me.

Now, my passion is sharing what I’ve learnt with others, so they can achieve their own wins – big or small, personal or professional. I know from experience that amazing things can happen when we find the right tools.