Acknowledgements

Mum, our relationship has been a journey, and over time I have realized the things that I found hard to love about you were in fact the very things I found hard to love within me. Thank you for showing me that it’s not what you don’t have; it’s what you do with what you got, not only in life but with ingredients too. Your open heart inspires me. Thank you for showing me that speaking your truth, even when it’s uncomfortable – in fact especially when it’s uncomfortable – is the only way to live. I don’t tell you enough how grateful I am. Con, my step dad, fair play for taking on two teenagers and my wild mum. Every day you show me how humans can be soft and strong and that is the only way to really show up in this world.