Female. 26 years old. Cambridge, UK
The Basics
Name: Emily Ruth Garner
Birthday: 1st October 1993
Age: 26
Zodiac sign: Libra
Height: 5′ short
From: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Occupation: Administration – CPFT and HRSFC, and Dance teacher/Fitness Instructor
Siblings: 1 older sister, 1 younger
Number one passion: Dance
Other hobbies: Singing, Musical Theatre performing, Photography, Gaming (Sims 4 FTW!) and drinking tea. Lots of tea.
Fun Facts
Hair Colour: (currently) Brown – I like creative colours, and have previously had pink and blue hair!
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Favourite Colour: Mint Green or Peachy Pink/Orange
Favourite Food: Pasta and/or Noodles
Favourite Drink: Tea. Builders Tea, Early Grey, Peppermint, Flavoured Green tea…
Favourite Alcoholic Drink: Orange-flavoured Gin
Piercings: Two on each ear, and my belly button
Tattoos: Two, both on my left forearm
Favourite Film: Meet The Fockers
Broken Bones: Nose (double ouch!)
Surgeries: 4 all together – 2 on my nose, 2 on my hip
Biggest fear: Joint Dislocation. And Spiders.
Favourite Music Style: Hip-Hop, RnB, Rap. (Pop music for dance classes!).
More about the dancing…
Starting dancing at: 4 years old
Styles: Ballet, Tap, Jazz – then later Contemporary
Teacher: My wonderful mum, Helen
Why it’s so important: Dance is one of my main methods of communication. As somebody who is diagnosed with a non-specific learning difficulty, words are not always my best friend. Dance allows me to express myself from my soul. There is not a right or wrong. Everybody should have dance in their life.
And yes, that is me in the Po costume, my big sister Bryony smiling sweetly behind.
Why am I writing a blog?
Good question. Especially as we’ve just established that words are not my best friend. However, circumstances recently have made me want to just sit and read/write. It’s very out of character for me. I am writing a blog about my journey with my Depression and Anxiety, pinpointing the highs and lows, looking at triggers, exploring ways to overcome these difficulties and more. All of what I write is my own opinion and experience of my personal journey. If it can help just one person in anyway, that would be a wonderful thing. But, maybe selfishly, it is here for me to write down my thoughts and feelings to remind me of how far I have come and how far I’ve got to go. The mind is a hugely powerful thing. You’ve just got to know how to manage and manipulate it sometimes. Got a question? Ask me. Got feedback? Tell me. (Please try and put it nicely!). Let’s do this.
“ Everything happens for a reason. “
– Marilyn Monroe
