If Only You Knew: Bulimia is not beautiful. I am

Johanna Thea's gripping debut is a biographical journey crafted in a series of short stories. Now a professional actress, each chapter explores her journey through trauma, long before that seemed a plausible reality. Each story details an element of her conscious growth through reflecting on her relationships with herself, friends, family, lovers, sexuality and bulimia. This is the second edition of 'If Only You Knew', which now features photographs and original poetry.Through breathtaking lyrical prose Johanna shares her story. Flooded with raw emotion and honesty, each chapter takes you deeper into her heart. This is more than just a true-life account; it is a revealing look and mediation on the limitless redemptive power of love. Emotional and inspiring, Johanna shares her past struggles with clarity, honesty and total vulnerability. Through powerfully woven stories we learn how each experience contributed to her freedom. The strength of her decisions and resolve is evidenced in each harrowing tale, be that traumatic, or simply challenging. Trauma can be overcome, is the overarching theme, although progress is incremental and for her; cyclic. Read this collection of very human happenings with tissues at hand, and some privacy. Some of the authors stories regarding exploring sexuality are quite sensual! Parental guidance: themes discussed: sexuality, mental health, abuse,drugs and eating disorders. Johanna Thea is an Irish mixed heritage, LGBTQ+ actor, model and author who specialised in Positive Psychology and Neuroscience during her degrees (Honours BSc, Honours MSc).She is inspired through developing and applying greater awareness of the scientific methods individuals can use in order to enable their own happiness and autonomy. Johanna has been commissioned to write articles on wellbeing, resilience and being an actress. She works as a wellbeing speaker/consultant, writer and as an actress, predominantly in film. She is searchable online for both her writing and acting (including on IMDB) under the name "Johanna Thea". If Only You Knew has been edited by Jeffrey Louis Salkilld and the cover photography is by CS Schalbroeck.