Writing for me is how I move to the next level. It is the flow of emotional thoughts being released from my fingertips on to the page that frees me. I am not afraid of sadness, and at times I think it is that emotional down-pull which brings us upright again. I am not ashamed to hurt because I then personally know pure joy! I am not afraid to meet pain because I embrace love. I always see the sunshine at the end.

My collection of songs that I composed for this project is a journey that...