Getting back to me.

Music has always been a big part of my life. I grew up singing in Church Choir and started writing songs from a young age. Gold 104.3 was what played in our household. The Beatles and Dr Hook were in high rotation on car trips with my Dad. I was in 2 choirs at school, was in several musicals over the journey and started to learn to play guitar. My first CD I ever bought was Tina Arena - Don't Ask.

I've performed live a bunch of times with my brother and with original music. Everything about music, expression and lyrics set me alight in a way that nothing else does.

To express myself through music is where I feel at home and for some reason I keep cheating myself of this. It's hard to fully delve into your passions and still make a living especially when life throws you some curve balls.

I sang and recorded a song for my beautiful friend Megan's wedding last month and it re-inspired me to spend a bit more time in this space so last week I did just that. I drafted a song that i've been wanting to write for 3 years. It's raw and quirky. Different to my catalogue to date but I love it because it reminded me that I can still do this and that I don't have writers block. That part of me is still there and always will be.

I feel we all get so bogged down in the day to day that we forget to embrace these special little parts of ourselves. It's important for self care. So I guess if there is anything you take away from this I challenge you to revisit your childhood and what it was that set you alight. Sure you may not make a living out of it but if it makes you feel so good inside why the hell do we suppress it?