Starting The Journey

Intro

Hi my name is Sanjiv but everyone knows me as Siv. For several years now I have wanted to create some form of content, but I always had an excuse to put it off. The latest excuse was that I'm not qualified to talk about health and well-being. However, in a recent session with my therapist they stated that, while I may not have a medical degree, I do have experience. I have experience regaining health after suffering from chronic illnesses. I have experience being pushed to one side by healthcare professionals saying there's nothing they could do for me. And I have experience working in hospital as a healthcare assistant.

What to Expect

Firstly, I have no schedule for posting. This is because I don't want to put pressure on myself to produce content and I don't want the content I produce to be of low quality. In the long run I don't believe this to be beneficial to me or the people I engage with online. I'll post as often as I can factoring in my own health goals and my time working in hospital to make a living.

Topics and Disclaimer

The topics that I speak about will be opinion and experienced based. This is not a substitute for seeking medical attention from a healthcare professional. None of the content I produce is meant as medical advice. Where I can I will direct readers to scientific articles or other content creators who do have the qualifications that I'm yet to gain. I will discuss a wide range of topics related to health and well-being, lifestyle choices and societal concepts. I doubt that people will agree with everything I say. I'm not perfect and I don't know everything about everything. So I'm happy for anyone to give feedback or open a dialogue if you have a difference of opinion. I'm here to learn just as much as anyone else.

My Purpose

My purpose for pursuing this is to help, inspire and give hope to those who don't have any right now. I've had times where I've felt like there's nothing good ahead for me and if I can help someone get out of that place, doing this will be worth while. Of course I want it to lead somewhere, but where it leads isn't set in stone. This is a daunting experience for me as I'm putting myself, my opinions and ideas online for everyone to see. There's also the possibility that people I work with may not take kindly to the topics I discuss. I'm afraid of starting this project for a lot of reasons, but, as someone once told me, as long as I'm growing fear will always be knocking at the door. Well it's time for me to run towards my fears rather than running away from them.

Thank you to anyone who engages with my content.