let’s keep in touch

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I’m Emily Eleanor, named for my grandmothers. I was born and bred in the UK, but have been in Australia for years. I’m married, we have a son, a cat, a budgie and some fish. We are getting better at keeping plants alive.

I write to share stories. Helping victims find their voices in my first book One Last Hundred Chances, which wove eight survivors’ stories together into one unique narrative. Every story was unique, but every story followed the same pattern of escalating behaviour.

I’ve a special interest in mindfulness meditation as I live with both anxiety and depression – not always in that order. In an effort to better understand them, I recently completed a Diploma of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

This photo is part of a series of occasional selfies with the hashtag ‘IShowedUpToday’, for when I’m really struggling. My only rules are no filters, one shot, post it – I should probably also add ‘take headphones out’, but hey, I’m human.