My Book Launch Speech - Part One (from 17th May 2026)

Now is not the time for silence, for remaining trapped in the past, or for suppressing the voice within. It is a time to rise, to heal, and to allow our inner truth to be finally heard.🥰

The birth of my book began as a way to get my voice out there - from my perspective. I could have delved deeper into some of the depths of the pain and feelings of not being seen or heard, but that is not what this is all about.

Why I wrote my book. What led up to it? ✅

I have lived most of my life in a bubble. My childhood was mostly filled with my siblings and me looking after ourselves. Like a lot of others from my era, I was mostly noticed when I was in trouble. That led to a lot of not-so-good episodes, but it also led to my protection mechanism – living life in a bubble.

I think I really started to reassess my life and where I wanted to go after a very close family funeral, which was in 2002. At the wake, I was sitting talking to my Aunt and Uncle, about what I wanted to do in life. I was 32.

Really…a bit late to be thinking that way. I had the most amazing children; they are the light of my life. But as far as personally, or in my work-life balance, I had only done what I needed to get by, but I hadn’t done what I wanted on a personal level.

Hence, the loss of my family member, and my chat with my aunt and uncle, really made me sit up and burst a hole in that bubble. I guess you could say —

“I WAS A GONNA AND NOT A DOER”.

Basically, I was gonna do this and gonna do that, and I was not doing anything of substance. I wasn’t doing what I could be doing.

Christine Elizabeth - Momentum Mindfulness 💓

💗🌿Part Two - to be continued soon.💗🌿