Yorkshire, UK
Steve Henson
Writer — Memoir, Reflection & Somatic Healing
About
I’m Steve — a Yorkshire dad, decorator, cyclist and writer. Over the last couple of years I’ve been walking through a deep shift in my life, and most of my writing has come from living it in real time.
I write about becoming yourself after survival, about the boy we leave behind, the man we become, and the quiet way healing shows itself when life finally settles.
My first book, Becoming the Man I Choose to Be, grew out of that process — a memoir about trauma, healing, fatherhood and finding presence again. Everything since has been built from the same place: truth told simply.
The Books
A memoir about childhood survival, nervous-system healing, fatherhood, collapse, awakening, and the moment a man finally comes home to himself.
The story is told through scenes, reflections, and a recurring image of “the boy with the balloon” — a symbol for the self we lose and eventually return to.
A collection of reflections and interludes written through the quieter phase that follows healing — the place where life feels flatter, gentler, steadier, and more honest.
Centred on meaning, practice, presence, and living from the truth you’ve already returned to.
Reflection Excerpts
“Healing didn’t make me someone new. It allowed me to become someone true.”
“The boy didn’t need saving. He needed seeing.”
“Stillness isn’t the absence of pain — it’s the moment you stop abandoning yourself.”
“You don’t grow into a new self. You return to the one you left behind.”
Artwork
Sketches inspired by the books:The boy with the red balloon • The man walking beside the boy • The brambles • The cage with the open door
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