MY LIFE THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR SINCE FINDING GRACIE

“We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find.”

Mattie Stepanek

Like most anniversaries celebrated on I’m NOT Disordered, when it comes to them, I can never believe it’s been that long already; and it’s absolutely the same with the one-year anniversary of finding Gracie – I can’t quite believe it’s here! It honestly doesn’t feel like it’s been nearly half that time since I almost stood on my youngest rabbit’s cold, lifeless body in the sitting room doorway. But here we are – I've had a year; have I managed to change things round?

A SHORT Q&A ABOUT MY UPCOMING RADIO APPEARANCE

I’m proud of who I am,

No more monsters, I can breathe again,

And you said that I was done,

Well, you were wrong and now, the best is yet to come

Ke$ha - Praying

After BBC Radio Newcastle, confirmed I could announce my live appearance on their Anna Foster show, I instantly wondered how I could share the announcement and so, I’ve chosen to answer a few AI-created (by Chat GPT) questions. If you want to hear more about my mental health journey, trauma recovery, and the growth of my Influencer career and pet bereavement project; Gracie’s Way (www.graciesway.co.uk or @GraciesWayUK on Instagram), then you can listen in live…

21.07.2026 at 11am: Radio Newcastle - Listen Live - BBC Sounds