100 Incredible Women List

To mark International Women's Day 2021, The Mirror online listed 100 inspirational women from across the UK and Ireland sharing their powerful stories, I was thrilled to be included, I’m number 45!

My story is about me overcoming my bipolar and the fact my career is now thriving despite adversity.

In September 2017 I was sectioned after an episode mania that tore my world apart, my marriage ended and I lost my home. What followed was a deep depression and the toughest years of my life, I barely painted for almost 2 years, and I truly believed my career was over. However little by little, and with the support of family and friends, I recovered and gradually rebuilt my life. I returned to my art, and without doubt that helped pull me through, and reach a place now where I am absolutely loving it and have a new found deep gratitude for it.

Life is good, and my message to anyone out there who is struggling, it will pass, you will recover, and there is potential to thrive.