Kelly Hanwright Is A Writer Of Poetry And Fiction, Although More Successful In The Former Than The Latter. She Has Been Writing Since Age 8. As A Child, She Made Up Stories And Sometimes Illustrated Them. Once She Sent Them To An Aunt, Who Surprised Her Parents By Responding With A $1,000 Check To Be Put Into A College Fund!
Raised By A Parent With Untreated Mental Illness, Kelly Lives With Anxiety And Complex PTSD. She Seeks To Empower Other Women To Give Voice To Their Trauma Through Writing As Part Of The Healing Process, To Erase Stigma And Open Honest Dialogue About Mental Health Struggles.