Lisa

I am so proud of this girl.
Many of you will know that Lil’s has struggled with her mental health since she was 9/10.
When she got to Secondary School her thoughts got really dark she started acting on her suicidal thoughts, self harming and she did not believe that she would live to see 13.
She will be 16 in a few months.
She has had CAHMS, involved, been on courses, had different counsellors. We have had visits to A&E, seen Mental Health Teams. She tried so hard to stay safe at school and to be heard but eventually we decided school was not the right environment for her so I made the decision to Home Educate Lil’s. This was not an easy decision and has been a bumpy road but it has made such a difference. This girl has not given up. She still struggles and has the ongoing battle with herself, taking it day by day.
Today we celebrated 365 days, a whole year of no self harm. This is an amazing achievement for her. There was a time she could not go a day without hurting herself. Slowly the day turned into days, then weeks, then months.
We would celebrate each milestone however Lil’s wanted to, allowing for the bumps along the way and I have always reminded Lil’s of how proud I am and how far she has come.
Roll on Friday so we can go to Brighton to celebrate this latest and biggest win.
So proud of you Lil’s, you’re amazing. Love you loads baby girl x

Of course we could not be in London in the evening without seeing some of the Christmas lights.
We went along Regents Street, Oxford Street and Carnaby Street as well as a few side streets.

What a great day yesterday in London. We started by visiting the Christmas Book Tree at St Pancras International. After walking around London we met at on her first UK book tour. It was amazing listening to her speak about the young adult books that she writes that tackle difficult subjects that many people relate too. The importance of mental health and her new release for next year. She was down to earth and so humble. We also got our books signed and got the special edition copy of Girl In Pieces

Happy 15th Birthday to my beautiful daughter Lils. The last few years have been challenging for you but you have fought hard to get to where you are now.

Can you believe it, you have made it to 15!!!

I wish you could see yourself as I see you. Your beautiful inside and out. You have a massive heart and see the world in your own way. Your caring and can be very understanding. Your funny (especially to yourself), very sarcastic and definitely talkative but I love you just the way you are.

Hope you have the most amazing day, you deserve it.
Love you loads
Mum x