About Me

I'm Damian Coleman, at the time of writing this I'm 52 years old and like most of you I've had to overcome some stuff in the past and no doubt I'll have more challenges to face in the future. One of the most significant emotional events for me happened on New Years Eve when I was 20 years old.

My sister had died a couple of years earlier and my dad Peter had moved in with me on the 13th December while he was having problems in his marriage. On New Years Eve he told me his wife was having an affair. I honestly couldn't see it and I spent 5 minutes talking it over with him before inviting him out. Truthfully, I just really wanted to go out and enjoy myself. He told me he wasn't up for it so off I went without a care in the World. I was just getting into recreational drugs and spent the night partying with friends.

I came home to my flat - 84 Durnford street on New Years Day. I was the worse for wear but still buzzing! I went downstairs and opened the front door, eager to tell my dad all about it but he wasn’t there. I saw a note and my dad's thick gold belcher chain on top of my calor gas fire. In that moment my life changed forever.

My heart felt like it would beat out of my chest as I walked towards the note. I instantly knew what it said before I even read it. He wrote that he couldn't take any more and he was going to join Leanne (my sister). My hands were shaking as I called his wife, she just said “You need to come over right away”. It felt like I'd been punched in the stomach, I couldn't swallow and struggled to breathe while I drove 70 mph from Stonehouse to West Park. My dad, my beautiful messed up hero had driven to a secluded spot, ran a pipe from the car exhaust and in through the window. He was found dead in the early hours of New Years Day.

Over the next 7 years I went on a downward spiral of self hate, self harm and addiction. I focused on the false belief that I wasn't there for my dad, I’d let him down, it was my fault he was dead, if only I didn't go out that night. Guilt and shame became my emotional home. I thankfully hit rock bottom and went on a journey of rebuilding my self esteem and my life.

There have been a few more significant incidents before and since and looking back I wouldn't change any of them. They've all massively shaped the person I've become today for which I am immensely grateful. I'm now married to the woman of my dreams with an 8 year old son I truly feel blessed to have in my life. Let me help you achieve the life you truly deserve.

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