"Reflections on nearly another year of delivering drug prevention talks " Delivering talks across the 2025/26 academic year has been rewarding, emotional, and full of moments I will not forget. It has also forced me to confront something I have always believed but never quite been able to prove at this level: when young people feel truly seen, heard, and understood, change goes from being a distant fantasy to something that feels tangible and possible. Not guaranteed. Not i

"Focusing on the first day rather than the worst day" I’ve recently celebrated 8 years being sober, but setbacks, grief, and adversity...

"It starts with a wound" They wanted a neat answer. A simple reason. But it’s never that simple. I don’t think I understood the reasons...

"The worst thing was that the drugs made me feel great to start with" I never heard anyone in school saying they “can’t wait to grow up...