My name is Emma Hughes from Castledawson and I want to share my story with the world in the hope that I may be lucky enough to help prevent even one person from suffering the debilitating effects of severe acid reflux and horrific heartburn.

An open letter to my children about mental health, depression and self-worth. There’s so much I want to share with you from what I have learned on my journey of self discovery. There’s so much I want to protect you from, especially relating to the way you navigate your emotional well-being. There’s a prison that many of us live in every day. I am not talking about being locked away in a physical prison, but about the mental prison we can often find ourselves in when life takes us on a difficult path...