{"id":29070,"date":"2023-09-29T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=29070"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:54:49","slug":"writing-for-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2023\/09\/29\/writing-for-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing for hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a seven-year hiatus, Shaka\u2019s Rock-based author Nirvashnee Naidu has released her second book \u2013 and this time it\u2019s a collection of poetry that reveals her truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"In 2015, Nirvashnee published her book Footprints on the Moon, a novel she now admits she wrote under the guise of fiction. The story revolves around an abusive relationship, which reflected, to a large extent, her own reality.<\/p>\n

A year ago, her daughter turned 21 \u2013 the age at which Nirvashnee first experienced abuse \u2013 and she says something hit home. \u201cI could no longer remain silent,\u201d she admits. \u201cI always felt I had a social responsibility to use my voice to enlighten and encourage, but now I felt like I had a moral obligation to do so. And that\u2019s where my second book came from.\u201d Where the Lotus Flower Blooms is a book of poetry that spans 30 years. It follows her journey through pain, abuse, depression and anxiety, but is also rich with love, hope and healing.<\/p>\n

Before releasing the book, Nirvashnee felt nervous about the potential backlash, but the experience has been nothing but positive. \u201cThere are so many young women who have sent me messages and said they can\u2019t believe how I\u2019ve summed them up,\u201d she says. \u201cThey can\u2019t believe that other people have experienced this too.\u201d She is much more open about her experience now, having found catharsis in her writing. \u201cIt\u2019s so beautiful that we\u2019re now living in a world where kindness and healing are contagious, and we can lean on each other and not be afraid to tell our truth and be vulnerable,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Nirvashnee was first diagnosed with depression at the age of 21, but without access to information, she struggled to understand and talk about her situation. \u201cThe first time I was diagnosed with depression, I had to look it up in the dictionary,\u201d she says. \u201cThere was no medical definition; it just said \u2018pit or cavity\u2019 and \u2018a hole in the ground\u2019. This image really stuck with me, and I started writing poetry with this in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the next 10 years, Nirvashnee was hospitalised three times for depression and hid her mental health problems from the world. She has since educated herself and found ways to manage her mental health. She wants to encourage others who are suffering from depression and abuse to speak out and seek help. \u201cSilence is the most dangerous thing. By trying to protect the people you love, you end up sacrificing yourself,\u201d she says. \u201cYou must take care of yourself first, and only then will you be able to take care of others. We were taught that to be silent was to be strong, but that\u2019s so far from the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writing has been an important part of Nirvashnee\u2019s personal healing process, and she wants to share a message of hope through her poetry. \u201cThrough this book, I get to honour the 21-year-old girl who no one honoured back then,\u201d she explains. \u201cI get to protect her now because I didn\u2019t keep her safe then. And I get to say to my parents and my children, I\u2019m ok. I made it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> www.nirvashneenaidu.com<\/a>, info@nirvashneenaidu.com, IG: nirvashneenaiduauthor, FB: nirvashneenaiduauthor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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