Hafsa’s Story

Mental Health Advocate, Practitioner of Alternative medicine, Sufi Healer, Spiritual Life Coach 

Originally written in English and translated into Traditional Chinese.

I’ve always had an artistic spirit, 

Felt different to all,

It started with these 3 words the kids at school use to say,

Weird, ugly, dumb, 

It got darker the older I got,

I tried to free myself, 

I retreated to my music, escaping from the world, 

Not wanting to deal with anyone or anything,

Deeper in the rabbit hole of depression I got, not even realising how far I was going,

I had disconnected from my home, from reality, from myself,

Reality was a concept I struggled with till I realised that who I was, was not the definition of what I went through in my life. 

Depression taught me to feel emotions on a deeper level.

Although it brought me more sorrow than happiness at that time,

It made me more conscious and aware of how I was feeling.

I embraced who I am, where I came from and where I wanted to go. 

From being called weird to being called awesome. 

Now I look back at those who judged me and think how I wish someone had taught them about compassion.

That is why I became a healer to help others understand.

Understand stigma, 

Understand themselves, 

And understand how to spread love, kindness, and compassion.

I have never been happier than I am today, because my struggles were the roads to my recovery.