**Why I Need Your Help**

My name is Zia, and I am reaching out for urgent help to avoid eviction and cover two months of rent and essential bills while I continue rebuilding my life after 18 months of severe challenges.

The past year and a half has been the hardest period of my life, despite that already including abuse, divorce, single motherhood and even the murder of a family member. Since May 2023, I’ve lost my second marriage, my health, my financial security, and a dear friend. I was also made redundant from a contract due to company budget cuts and restructuring, further destabilizing my income. I have no access to government benefits in the UK, no clear way back to Canada, and nowhere else to turn.

Despite this, I am fighting to rebuild and reclaim my future. I have valuable skills, active work projects, and the drive to regain stability—but I need a bridge to make it through this transition.

Since July 2023, I have lived in total isolation in this flat, rarely leaving. It has been my only source of safety, stability, and comfort through everything. Despite everything I’ve lost, having this home has given me a small sense of security in an otherwise overwhelming storm. To lose it now would be devastating—it’s not just a place to live, it’s the only grounding force I have left.

**What Happened**

In 2022, I moved to the UK with my second husband, hoping for an exciting new life together. Instead, my world was shattered by prolonged, deep deceit and betrayal, leaving me handicapped, alone, and struggling in a foreign country with no friends or family. The emotional toll has been devastating, breaking open layers of past trauma, cPTSD, and severe mental health struggles.

As I worked to regain my footing, life kept knocking me down:

For months, I struggled to function, but I refused to give up, tempting as that has been. By January, I finally regained my mental clarity and began actively working toward my comeback. I’m finding the many gifts in all that has happened, and am using them for my self-growth, healing and empowerment. I’m already transformed on every level and dedicated to doing better and better.

**Where the Funds Will Go**

The funds will be used for:

✅ Rent & utilities – to prevent eviction and keep me housed in my safe space

✅ Essential bills – to maintain stability while I rebuild

✅ Minor Website expenses – to restore an income source through my work

This support will give me the time I need to regain financial independence without the crushing stress of homelessness and possibly deportation.

**Why This Is Temporary**

I am a writer, media producer, marketer and entrepreneur with a wealth of high-level experience. I am too skilled to remain without stable income for long, and I am actively working on:

In just three months, I have already made significant health improvements (-57lbs!). I still rely on a cane but I think my wheelchair days are past and I am well on the path to achieving full mobility again. I am committed to this transformation, both physically and financially.

Once I am stable, I fully intend to pay this kindness forward and help others as I have been helped. This includes potentially donating a matching amount to the charity of the donator's choice, when I'm able to do so. Other volunteering positions I have looked into moving forward include companionship for the elderly and reading assistance for children. I was broken for a time, but I'm getting stronger than ever and am dedicated to making all of this matter, in some meaningful way.

**How You Can Help**

Any amount, big or small, will make a huge difference in helping me stay housed and continue this transformation. If you can’t donate, please share my story—it could reach someone who can help. It’s taking a lot to reach out like this, but needs must.

Your support is truly a lifeline, and I am endlessly grateful for it, even if it’s just encouragement and kindness. Above all, compassion means the world! Thank you for reading this. It's taken a lot of courage and I'm grateful if you've even just read this. ;*

With deep appreciation,

Zia

LinkedIn: See my experience and work background here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zia-holte-a9b46319/