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My experience of sexism and misogyny

Megan, aged 19 Today is the International Day of the Girl Child. To mark the occasion,…

Busting the Myths About Domestic Abuse

When it comes to domestic abuse, there are many dangerous myths that can seep like a poisonous…

Domestic Abuse and the Cost of Living Crisis

As I write, the latest headlines put inflation at 10.1% and the country is bracing itself for…

Surviving summer well with children

Summer is here and the end of school will arrive shortly. Keeping your children occupied is…

The Istanbul Convention: All Women Means All Women

8 June 2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the UK signing the Istanbul Convention. This major human…

Celebrating Our Volunteers

This weekend, we’re celebrating the Queens’ Jubilee with the rest of the country, but I want to…

Rosemary’s footsteps

My first walk- Hadrian’s Wall – was ‘inspired’ by a wish to lament. As part of…

Rachel’s Story – The Father’s song

I probably never would have used the word abusive about my marriage – I didn’t really understand…

Baby steps towards relieving loneliness and building community in your life

Loneliness awareness week runs this year from 13th-17th June. The isolation during the pandemic and…

The 4 A’s of Stress Relief

Coming out of a pandemic and returning to normal life with all its demands, responsibilities and expectations…

Why is ‘the Oscar slap’ so disturbing….?

Alongside millions of other TV viewers, I witnessed Will Smith, assault Chris Rock live on television. It…

You made a fool out of me

There’s an old Motown song sung by Mable John that sums up how many survivors of domestic…