This book of essays are for Russell brand I wrote these when the attacks on him started and also to tell him how much he has helped me.

Essay 1. How Russells empathy helps me with my Self harm recovery.

My name is Katie. Iam senstive hearts on locals I recently told Russell on locals that Iam three days free of self harm to be honest it wasn't easy to tell Russell about my self harm struggle but I trust Russell. I love Russell. And Russell you gave me love and empathy. And hope I also have alot of support from sooo many people in locals community Russell I feel I should share with you my self harm harm history sadly it's not something new for me. It started at age 13 my parents hated each other and my father was absent and very in and out of my Life and at 13 my self harm started by me being frustrated that I couldn't see my dad when I wanted to and my parents were both blaming each other for why their marriage broke down. And they didn't value my senstive heart. The type of self harm that I did then and that I have recently stopped doing was hurting my head. Russell it is new to me To have empathy and love given to me around the issues because I have had alot of judgement and harsh words said to me regarding my self harm kids at school would laugh at me when do this and my own mother has laughed at me. And said to me that normal people don't do this. When I would have fights with her. And my mother works with other people kids in the day care industry. And my father was also a Prison officer and when and when I was depressed and self harming at his house which was a domestic violence situation. Russell my dad put me in handcuffs but Russell I want you to know that you sharing your addiction and recovery story yiu helped me learn that healing and recovery from trauma is possible. Russell congrats to you I look up to you. Thankyou for your vulnerability about your struggles. I mentally struggled in lockdown and your medaitons saved me thankyou for all the good work you do in the world. Russell thankyou sooo much for your strong empathy helps me with my self harm recovery. Iam sooo Grateful for any time I connect with Russell. On locals as SenstiveHeart25. Russell thankyou very much for your empathy you have given me when I told you that I had 3 days free of self harm that has been a long struggle. Russell thankyou for sharing the advice about writing the circles and the what iam grateful for list. That has been helpful I now have 15 days free from self harm. Russell your recent letting go medaiton you said that your .not a expert on self harm or anything anymore. But you helped me learn that is it not expert advice that I need. Russell it was your empathy that was the most healing for me and your love. Russell this is how your empathy helped me in my self harm recovery. Russell thankyou for your empathy. Russell the longer I stay away fron self harm and negative behaviours the more stronger my connection to the God within me is. I pray to the God within me when I need strengh. And i use crystals. In my tough emotional and mental Moments. This is how Russells empathy helped me with my self harm recovery. Iam writing this essay to tell you Russell that iam sooo Grateful for your empathy I don't know if your aware of the powerful lesson you taught me in the letting go medaiton you taught me what I need now and what younger me needed but didn't have was empathy and love this is how Russells empathy helps me with my self harm recovery. Russell iam not alone. Kay tea Beth from the locals community was the first person I talked too about my self harm struggles she was loving and understanding. And then slowly I started opening up to others in this community about this issues who were loving too Russell Sarah do It better from now on locals she is my soul sister and she has and is a support to me this is how Russells empathy helped me with my self harm recovery..