How to submit your #BraveMe Story and be an inspiration to others in a similar situation.

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…