Christian Hadjipateras is a published writer and occasional speaker based in Switzerland. Born in London in 1984, he was born with a complex case of craniofacial anomalies which resulted in him having to undergo multiple reconstructive surgeries in the UK, US, France and Italy up until his mid/late 20s. Those experiences led to his passion for writing as he began to share his story at a young age. In recent years, he has also begun speaking about his story and being a voice for adults and children living with facial differences. His career took him to Los Angeles, where he was part of the writing team of a tv travel series, ‘Kindness Diaries.’ He then spent a few years in Athens working at Economia Group, a media outlet and has also had blogs on both the Huffington Post and Medium.