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When Walking Away Becomes Survival

Sometimes survival means walking away. Living with C-PTSD has taught me that stepping back isn’t weakness — it’s hope, it’s resilience, and it’s choosing life when the world says you’re too much or not enough.

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Hannah Whitfield Hannah Whitfield

Welcome to Legally Detained: A New Chapter

Welcome to Legally Detained - a new space for unapologetic storytelling, creative activism, and survival turned into power. I’ll be sharing new reflections alongside some of my favourite past posts: raw, honest, and never watered down. If you’ve ever felt “too much” or “not enough,” this blog is for you.

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Hannah Whitfield Hannah Whitfield

‘I don’t want to be included, i want true inclusion’

First published in January 2024, “I don’t want to be included, I want true inclusion” became one of my most-read posts. It’s a raw reflection on what it really means to belong as an autistic person - not forced to conform, but valued for existing as we are.

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