She’s been an online presence
since 2011, gaining the title of ‘the
internet’s big sister’ due to her
honest, relatable, and authentic
approach.
Over the past eight years,
Grace has amassed a loyal and
global following for her work.
She’s a TedX speaker, the author
of No Filter, presenter of the
highly acclaimed BBC Three
programme Clean Eating’s
Dirty Secrets, and she’s created
a plethora of content across all
her channels; covering topics
from plus-size fashion and
beauty, to sex, trauma, therapy,
relationships, periods, and
spirituality. She is a woman of
great style, and great substance.Grace left the relationship she was
in, stopped producing some of her
content – specifically on YouTube –
and began working with a therapist
again.
“I knew that I needed to heal
deeply. I knew that things had to
change, but I don’t think anything
prepares you for the change that
therapy, self-development, and self-
awareness is going to bring you.”
Working through traumatic
experiences Grace had as a child was
part of that self-development, and
she’s candid about the impact the
therapeutic work had on her, as well
as its importance in her healing.
“It was f**king hard! I think if
you’ve experienced trauma of any
kind, but specifically continuous
childhood trauma, you develop
really false perceptions of what the
world is like. As a kid, I had to learn
how to manipulate situations so
that I could keep myself safe. If you
haven’t gone to therapy before, you
don’t know how to unlearn that.”
Grace worked with a male
therapist because, she says, “how
can I learn to trust men if I’ve never
had a male therapist?”, and as well
as addressing the past, Grace had
the realisation that she needed to
explore her adult relationships
too, acknowledging her challenges
around vulnerability and intimacy.
“I remember having this light bulb
moment,” she shares. “I realised
that with sex, I used to always
perform. It was never really like
true, like authentic. And I pride
myself on being authentic.”
After a month of therapy, the first
unexpected life-shift happened.
Grace met Lee, the man she now
describes as being her “soulmate” –
although the first time they spoke,
she was left in tears... >>>August 2019 • happiful.com • 19Blazer and Jumpsuit | Monsoon, Shoes | Aldo, Earrings | Freedom @ TopshopThis year, however, and its
“unexpected” nature, came after
2018 saw Grace questioning her
life direction and choices.
“Last year was the beginning
of my world literally turning
upside down,” Grace explains. “I
describe my life like a map – there
are roads, train journeys... it has
all kinds of stuff. And I took a
hammer to the whole map.”“I knew that things
had to change, but I
don’t think anything
prepares you for the
change that therapy,
self-development,
and self-awareness is
going to bring you”
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