WRITING

Don’t Let Your Niche Hold You Against Your Will

Sobriety isn’t my whole identity and your one niche doesn’t have to be yours

Photo by Leo Foureaux on Unsplash

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
― William Wordsworth

When I first began writing here on Medium in January, I wrote about sobriety, addiction, and all things related. Those topics are all I wanted to read about for a year and then it was all I wanted to write about.

As I grew comfortable here with my writing, I wanted to branch out into other areas of my life. I wanted to address the trauma that I went through as a kid, which surprisingly made it easier to heal just by letting it out to strangers on the internet.

I wanted to talk about my relationships and bring light to different topics that interest me, such as yoga and healthy eating.

I began writing about some of my past travels in response to different prompts on some cool publications.

We read here a lot on Medium that you need to find your niche. Then, there are those that say F*CK niches. I’ve found myself somewhere in the middle.

I’m leaning towards not worrying about what everyone thinks about my writing. I am enjoying myself, learning and honing in on a new craft, and…