Inspiration & Motivation: Katie Piper

Hello beautifuls!

As i want this blog to be a mixture of beauty and lifestyle, i decided to do weekly blog posts about things that can inspire and motivate you. I thought the best way to start this little series was to do a blog post on someone who inspires me the most, and gives me the motivation to get through everything. This person is Katie Piper, and i admire her a lot! 

If you dont already know, Katie Piper was the victim of an awful attack in 2007, in which her 'boyfriend' raped her and then set up a plan with his friend in which they threw a cup full of acid into her face, which also ran down her chest, leaving her with terrible burns. 

Before her attack, Katie had the dream of becoming famous, and worked as a TV presenter. She was beautiful!

After the attack, she no longer felt beautiful, she was constantly scared, she even had visions that the medical professionals working with her would do the same as her boyfriend had done, so screamed at them and told everyone to go away - even her mum and dad. 

She had to wear these plastic masks 23 hours a day for a year, which you can imagine would be a horrible experience, and helps the bad memories live on.

Once recovered, Katie decided that she wanted to help others who had been through similar things to her. She put together the Katie Piper Foundation which 'makes it easier to live with scars and burns' which is sponsored by Simon Cowell, who says 'Katie is one of the most inspirational people I have ever met'.

I have read two of Katies books, 'Beautiful' and 'Things get better' and also watched her TV series, and after learning so much about her, and seeing how she helps others has made me obsessed with her. She is truly amazing. 

In her book, 'Things Get Better' she talks about how to deal with problems, and it is almost like a 'question and answer' book, but she also includes stories she has heard from people and advice. One of the parts in the book which had a huge impact on me were the lines 'Just because someone lets you down once, it doesnt mean that all people will let you down, or that the same things will go wrong again, or that you cant ever trust again. It would've been very easy for me to say I would never trust another man after my rape and attack, but in order to have faith when i was ill i had to accept and trust those around me. Like Mr Jawad, for example. If i had refused his help just because he was a man, i wouldnt be who i am today.'

Mr Jawad was Katies doctor but now he is a good friend. Recently my trust has been completely betrayed by multiple people, in the worst way possible. I decided i would never talk to anyone at school again, and isolate myself, and fell out with all of my friends because i told them i couldnt trust them anymore and didnt want to talk to them anymore. This was a mistake, as i found from Katies book. Just because 3 people betrayed my trust didnt mean that i should fall out with my other friends and stop trusting them, because not everybody is low and nasty like that. 

The entire book is so inspirational, even if your problems are tiny i reccomend all of her work, and books to EVERYONE. Honestly she gives you such a better outlook on life and a positive view towards everything, just like she developed a positive view towards herself after her attack. 

Although her previous beauty was scarred, i think that now she is more beautiful than she ever was, purely because of her personality, motivation and optimistic mind. 

Katie Piper is my biggest inspiration!

Thank you for reading, i hope you take something from this post, or go out and buy the book. Will you be changing your outlook on life and being more positive about things? Are you already an optimistic person? Xx