I suffer from wonderlust.
Reader, writer, truth-seeker, traveller, foodie, chronic (over) thinker, vegan, feminist, t1 diabetic, ex-teacher, sun-worshipper, emoji-lover, mental health advocate and ethical slut.
Head-butting my way through life.
I'm Munjeeta - MJ - and, in essence, I'm a writer. Like most writers, I always have so many things I want to write about in my head that sitting down and committing them to type is a daunting prospect. That said, writing has always been my preferred mode of communication (I've kept some form of diary since I was 13) and a way to process my many thoughts and feelings. And now it's what I do for work too.
I've spent most of my life struggling to fit all the pieces of myself into a neat package, and I've finally given up trying. That's what this is: a place for me to share ALL the various parts of me. The parts I get paid for, and the parts I don't. The pieces that fit in, and those that are more difficult to assimilate with society as it is.
Much of my writing focuses around four key areas - type 1 diabetes, mental health, veganism, sex and relationships - and the intersections between them.
I am an ex primary school teacher, a Mental Health First Aider, and, as well as freelance writing, I manage the Instagram account for a rather wonderful little shop called Jo Divine. I am currently training to be a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and I will be starting a foundation course in Counselling and Psychotherapy (with a view to qualifying as a psychosexual relationship counsellor) in January 2021.
