Julie Lynn Spencer

Julie Lynn Spencer

I began writing poetry at a very young age as a child. Inspired by my love of animals & nature, my first poem was about my dog Blackie. I would crawl in his dog house to cuddle with him for a nap. Having lost my biological family members before the age of 5, I found solace in my first cat named Toots, & a whole string of future cats that came into my life. I was diagnosed Autistic by age 4, and ADHD by age 10, & by age 15 I was severely depressed. At 19, I was declared bipolar with a personality disorder. Then alcohol & substance abuse disorder. Through all of this, Poetry has been my outlet. I slowly learned to honor my own feelings and thoughts by writing them out in my poetry. Poetry has been a healing activity for me over these years.

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