Life has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but it's been much better recently. Lockdown wasn't too bad because I was working three jobs and that kept me going.
I've overcome a lot of challenges in my life. I had problems with my mum which got worse when I became a teenager. I got kicked out of our family house at 16, and was in and out of living with my friends and other family members. My housing situation was so bad that I even had to sleep rough on the streets a couple of times. Last year the police got involved, and I eventually moved out of my parents' house for good. For the first few months of this year I was sofa surfing, and then in April I moved into my current place.
I’m excited to find work with Beam as a support worker, and hopefully gain some more experience. My long-term dream is to become a therapist and I want to have my own therapy company.
I'm so excited about finally getting my life back on track. It means so much that there are people who want to support me with things that I wouldn't be able to support myself with. Thank you.