As it is Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to pay homage to my own mental health journey and the parts of it that have shaped me. My struggles did not begin overnight. They started when I was younger, during my school years, while trying to understand myself, my sickle cell, and the way people treated me because of what they did not understand. As I got older, especially through some of the things I have experienced in the UK, that weight doubled and, at times, tripled.

Her C-section story is not just about birth, it is about survival, strength, and everything that happens after the baby arrives. This one is deeply personal to me, as I share my mum’s experience bringing my older brother into the world. C-sections save lives, but not enough people talk about what recovery can really look like. From emergency complications to healing, this story shows why awareness matters. If you think C-sections are the easy option, this might change your