How to submit your #BraveMe Story and be an inspiration to others in a similar situation.
#BraveMe Story Hayley Copeman: When domestic violence happens abroad
Domestic violence knows no boundary. What happens when your partner attacks you when you are on vacation? Hayley Copeman shares her #BraveMe story with us. All my life I’ve suffered from low self-esteem, low self-confidence and a huge fear of…
#BraveMe Story Jenny Wood: An open letter to address the epidemic of domestic abuse
Jenny Wood shares how domestic abuse and its aftermath caused her to lose her well-paying job and her home. She denounces the family court system as being unregulated and uncaring. Now Jenny has given up the corporate rat race to build…
#BraveMe Story Sarah Choujounian: Turning my pains into gains
Sarah Choujounian is a survivor of child sexual abuse and domestic violence. She has now dedicated her life to turning her pains into gains. She is the founder of “Lighting Up dark Corners” which empowers survivors to heal and rise.…
#BraveMe Story Cheryl Mercer: Starting over again after my partner gaslighted me
Cheryl Mercer was being gaslighted by her partner without even realizing it was a form of domestic abuse. In this article, she shares how she left this abusive relationship and started to get her life back on track by having…
#BraveMe Story Sophia Cooke: moving on from abuse
Sophia Cooke shares exactly how she is moving on from the trauma of her abusive relationship with her ex-partner. What is particularly helpful is how she breaks it down into clear step by step. Sophia goes so far as to…
#BraveMe Story Jennifer Gilmour: My experience of coercive control
Jennifer Gilmour, happily married mum of three and host of #AbuseTalk opens up about her experience of emotional abuse and coercive control. In her #BraveMe story, she explains how an awareness course about domestic abuse helped her understand the cycle of…
#BraveMe Story Carly Thompsett: Running my own business despite dyslexia
Being dyslexic, Carly Thompsett was told that she probably would not amount to much but this did not stop her. When she knew she wanted to set up her own business, Carly looked for guidance and support which she found…
#BraveMe Story Vickie Robertson: My experience of domestic abuse
Vickie Robertson tells the story that led her to petition to make it mandatory that all Judiciary, Family Court and Cafcass workers be fully trained in all areas of domestic abuse and its effect on the family. In her #BraveMe…
#BraveMe Story Cherie Jordan: Why life coaching domestic abuse survivors was a natural choice for me
Cherie Jordan has used her experience of domestic abuse as the foundation to become a Life Coach. She uses her first-hand understanding of the pain and turmoil of the situation to help her clients through their own crisis in order…
#BraveMe Story Sam Billingham: From domestic abuse survivor to founding SODA
Sam Billingham tells us about the circumstances that led to her founding of SODA, a voluntary organization that offer support to survivors of domestic abuse. Here she writes her #BraveMe story: Our eyes met across the crowded room and it…
#BraveMe Story Christine Clayfield: I made the choice to turn my life around after 20+ years of misery
Under the glittering surface of the diamond trade, author and serial entrepreneur Christine Clayfield suffered shocking abuse. What should have left a woman broken and dead only fueled her resolution to change her life and the lives of others. Here…
#BraveMe Story Helen Pryke: surviving psychological abuse for 23 years
Helen Pryke was in a psychologically abusive relationship from age seventeen to forty before she found the help and confidence she needed to leave. Now she is in a loving and supportive relationship and has just released her second novel.…
#BraveMe support The Dash Charity: What to do in the face of domestic abuse
The Dash Charity uses their experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse to weigh in on the #BraveMe campaign and share with us what to do in the face of domestic abuse. Through this book (No Fourth River) Christine has bravely…