The Work You Don’t See Still Counts

When people search your name and find damage first,

you don’t just lose visibility.

You lose trust.

You lose opportunity.

You lose the chance to be known for anything real.

So I made sure the truth existed offline too.

While they were sharing posts —

I was showing up in places where it mattered more.

🌍 You won’t find all of it online — but that’s the point.

You won’t see the conversations I’ve had in recovery circles.

You won’t see the help I’ve given to people going through digital harassment.

You won’t see the times I’ve stepped in, stayed up, or spoken out — not for attention, but because I’ve lived through the silence.

📦 Helping someone with a food parcel when their claim got denied.

📱 Helping a young man lock down his accounts after revenge porn threats.

🧾 Helping a woman draft a GDPR complaint after her ex exposed her mental health status to an employer.

No hashtags. No posts. No applause.

But real.

🧠 Community work isn’t about clout. It’s about consequence.

I’ve helped others write the letters I once had to Google for myself.

I’ve walked people through the legal systems that tried to eat me alive.

I’ve stood in community centres explaining ICO rights while others were deciding if they could even afford to go to court.

And I never once posted about it —

because the work mattered more than the recognition.

But now, that silence is working against me too.

Because when people only see headlines…

they miss everything else I’ve been building.

🤝 I’m not trying to be a figurehead. Just a name people trust again.

I’ve hosted drop-in sessions in libraries where no one showed up —

but still sat there, just in case someone did.

I’ve printed out leaflets with GDPR guidance and left them at domestic violence charities.

I’ve spoken with young people who think “reputation” is just about likes —

until it ruins your ability to get a flat, a job, or even a date.

This is what community work really looks like:

Unseen.

Underfunded.

But never wasted.

🛡️ The best proof of who I am isn’t a blog post. It’s the people who’ve seen me turn up anyway.

They don’t need to read this.

Because they already know what I’ve done.

But for the people who still think a search result tells the whole story —

this post is for you.

I haven’t just rebuilt online.

I’ve rebuilt on the ground.

With time.

With effort.

With zero interest in going viral — just visible, in the places that need it most.

📎 Want the real story? Start here:

• ⚫ Black Files — Unfiltered record of harm.

• 📂 Public File — Evidence of accountability.

• 🛤️ The Long Return — From survival to strength.

• 🎭 Playback Series — A structured response to silence.

• 🟨 Not Just a Name (Current) — Truth beyond the headlines.