welcome, get to know me and FTH

Hey there! my name is Jess and I am the author behind From the Heart.

After unexpected open heart surgery in 2017 I was in desperate need of a way to make sense of the thoughts and feelings that come with a traumatic event. I started writing as a way to get them out of my head, which very quickly morphed into a platform to reach out to people going through a similar experience and building a community of people who can feel and be supported through an experience that is all together traumatic and isolating. 

I spent a lot of time battling contradicitng feelings and emotions while also healing physically with very little guidance on life after surgery and what my healing would look like. Here we are today nearly 8 years done the road and I am excited to talk all things CHD, chronic pain and illness and everything mental and emotional health. 

Jess x