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Breaking the Silence: Deconstructing Track 4 — A Clouded Sky

Breaking the Silence: Deconstructing Track 4 — A Clouded Sky

Welcome back to The House That Trauma Built. If you’ve been following this journey through my deconstructed lyrics, you’ll know we’ve already stepped through some heavy rooms. We explored the internal blame in The Thing, the crushing weight of external rejection in Spoilt, and the systemic...

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Prescribed Silence – Deconstructing Track 3: A Medicated Mess

Prescribed Silence – Deconstructing Track 3: A Medicated Mess

Welcome back to The House That Trauma Built. If the first two tracks were about internalizing blame and the sting of external rejection, "A Medicated Mess" is where we look at the systemic attempts to "fix" the resulting chaos. This song is a deeply personal chronicle of my journey through the...

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Returned to Sender: Deconstructing Track 2: Spoilt (Tribute to my Father)

Returned to Sender: Deconstructing Track 2: Spoilt (Tribute to my Father)

Welcome back to The House That Trauma Built. If "The Thing" was about the moment I internalized the blame—deciding that I was the problem—then "Spoilt" is the story of where that belief was cemented. It is the story of the external rejection that confirmed my worst internal fears. I called this...

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The Surgeon and the Silence: Deconstructing Track 1:  The Thing

The Surgeon and the Silence: Deconstructing Track 1: The Thing

Welcome to The House That Trauma Built. If you are reading this, you are stepping across the threshold of a very personal architecture—a structure built from memories, pain, and ultimately, survival. Li Jean-Luc Harris · The Thing Alternative Link to the track I chose to open the album with "The...

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Childhood Regrets: A Reflection on the Mistakes I Made Growing Up

Childhood Regrets: A Reflection on the Mistakes I Made Growing Up

Introduction Everyone makes mistakes growing up, right? It's a part of life, a part of figuring out who you are and what's right and wrong. But sometimes those mistakes leave a mark, a lingering "what if" that pops up when you least expect it. This post isn't about dwelling on the past, it's about...

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I Went Back To Therapy With IESO Review and Actual Session logs

I Went Back To Therapy With IESO Review and Actual Session logs

Disclosure - This is not a paid for review and was done on my own doing with no financial gain I have to admit it, even after years of having my mental health under control, I almost broke again. I; Li Harris. Still suffer with mental health. and that is OK. this is a story about my journey...

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my first public speech about growing up in care | Looked After Children Promoting Equality Of Opportunity Conference

my first public speech about growing up in care | Looked After Children Promoting Equality Of Opportunity Conference

It’s always been my dream to speak in public, but also a fear. but with persistence and a lot of courage i was able to use my not so desirable upbringing to some good use. and to help other professionals looking after Children in care. this is a story about my recent Speech and how Li Jean-Luc Harris has overcome his fear of public speaking after attending Looked After Children Promoting Equality Of Opportunity Conference @ Open Forum events Manchester

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i am a product of generational trauma

i am a product of generational trauma

but I was determined to break the cycle of generational trauma As soon as I was placed into my second foster care placement. I had to readjust to life as everything  I had thought to be in a “normal” family was challenged. my second foster carers did an amazing job of showing me how a family should function and that constant chaotic situations and violence was not normal.

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