we are allowed to be okay
Purchase a copy of my very first book and raise money for an amazing mental health charity
"we are allowed to be okay" is a collection of poetry and prose, alongside playful illustrations, curated with a lot of love and compassion. In the midst of a noisy world, filled with pressure and opinions, my hope is that these pages can offer a moment to pause. A moment to hope. And a moment to just let yourself be okay.
For every copy purchased £5 will be donated directly to Blink Mental Health - a UK based charity providing free talk therapy across the UK.
£5 from every copy sold is donated directly to blink mental health
An entirely volunteer-led charity that provides free talk therapy, and access to safe spaces, to thousands of individuals every single year.
The story
I didn’t want to wait for someone's permission.
This collection of work was such a joy to create, so to keep that spark alive I hatched a plan to put it into the world.
Print it, leave it, share it with strangers and hope for the best.
It took time, help and a lot of patience, but the process was worth every moment.
If you’re reading this, then it’s worked!
Sightings and shares
swapped
on Brick Lane, London, for a copy of the Bhagavad Gita One of yoga's ancient philosophical texts.
shared
with two lovely men sitting on a houseboat. New friend acquired, and it's now living in one of their work book swaps.
spotted
on a park bench in New York City, headed somewhere new.
Commissions
Illustrated memory books
Hand-illustrated story books to capture a specific memory, story, or chapter of someone's life.
They're often gifts - a couple's love story, a grandparent's old war tale but sometimes people want a playful, creative record of their own journey too.
Either way, we'll have a chat first to work out what you're hoping to capture, and go from there.