Rachel found me after reaching out to her local domestic abuse organisation for advice. Unfortunately due to the way they are funded they were unable to help as she wasn’t local to them but they referred her to a similar service in her local area for support. However, after speaking Read more
Yesterday I was watching Lorraine on GMTV https://www.itv.com/lorraine talking about domestic abuse and she mentioned a phrase that a previous survivor of domestic abuse had described: ‘I wasn’t bruised on the outside, but I was black and blue on the inside’. This phrase literally blew me away. It was the Read more
How are you adjusting? Are you adjusting to the lockdown measures? In our house we all seem to have transitioned quite well -though we are only just about at the end of week 1, it might not feel like that by week 3! It seems there might be increased restrictions Read more
Read my latest blog on https://www.thegrouphug.com https://www.thegrouphug.com/2020/03/02/being-in-an-abusive-relationship-is-bad-for-your-health/
What does it look like? It’s different for everyone but open up your mind to these possibilities.. Peace No more wondering what mood your ex will be in when they walk through the door. No more ‘walking on eggshells’, worry about getting things wrong. Sleeping peacefully means you have more Read more
This is a question many clients ask themselves. How many times should I believe the promises that everything will get better before I leave the relationship? How many times should I believe that they will change? Read my latest blog featured in The Group Hug: https://www.thegrouphug.com/2020/01/22/how-many-times-should-i-try-to-save-my-relationship/