In a recent post I highlighted poor societal responses to CSA survivors, particularly within the mental health system. As usual, I shared some of my own experience to spark conversation. One person left a comment, relating my opinions to a ‘trauma wound’, and said ‘don’t take

Social care used to be called families and extended families. Our culture of individualism eroded this. But we won’t pay the level of taxes required to replicate the sort of care the extended family used to provide. So now we have assisted dying instead. Forget some endless

My heart absolutely aches for those abused in Rotherham. I know their pain because I share in it. I am one of the one in four girls sexually abused before the age of 18. Having been abused as a young child I then fell for a situation with an older “boyfriend”. I’m not going

Richard Hays (one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars) passed away yesterday. His final book, The Widening of God’s Mercy, came out just a few months ago. In this book, he details how his mind changed on LGBTQ+ inclusion and affirmation after building relationships

Stop telling people in survival mode they need to just “let go.” They’ll let go when they have something they can hang onto. If the memories come on strong, they need to know they’ll never hurt like they did when their life changed without their permission.

We begin the new year by giving a practical gift to the whole church. This ecumenical workshop is an opportunity to share practical ways to begin a pilgrimage of restoration from the inside outwards. The workshop is free of charge and everybody is included. Please contact us to

Ryan Daigler - Exposing Narcissistic Abuse 🚩🚩 I believe that many of us do forgive but when our forgiveness doesn’t amount to rewriting history and allowing ourselves to remain doormats were said to be unforgiving. Forgiveness is, as you said, deeply personal & there isn’t an outward unit of measurement to accurately access

Yes, some of #ActOnIICSA is happening! Where is the CPA and the Minister?

We've done lots of sh*t not because it was consistent w/ our goals or values, but because it was conditioned into us. Responding to conditioning is not "making a choice." Grace over guilt. Remember that shame is not a tool of realistic recovery or sustainable behavior change.

Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation and why we must #ActOnIICSA. Here is another snippet of my upcoming short film to be released soon!

the Church of England should no longer have the right to do its own safeguarding, and cannot be trusted to do so. The endless apologies mean nothing.

If the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill is passed, it would be the biggest change that this country has seen for many decades, on the back of less than seven hours debate. In comparison, the fox hunting bill endured hundreds of hours of debate.

💜 It’s a coping mechanism, everyone’s heard of autopilot dissociation is an escapism from what’s happening in reality. 💜 #dissociation #cptsd #trauma #copingskills #autopilot

so... any safeguards that were put in in Canada and Australia have been taken out again because they were seen as obstructing access to MAID x.com/OtherHalfOrg/s…

On Monday in the House of Commons, survivors of Clergy Abuse take our fight to the Parliament. Luke Myers MP seeks an adjournment motion on Safeguarding in the CofE. Time to hold CofE to account. Please contact your MP to support Luke's Motion. Please, please retweet.

Eating disorder awareness week: Removing a survivor’s survival strategy and expecting it to solve the issue is like removing a crutch and asking someone to walk on a broken leg. It causes further harm. It was how my eating disorder began. Being unable to speak about CSA left

If you are tempted by the holocaust denial of anti semites, listen to this contemporary eye witness account. BBC Archive 1945: Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen - BBC bbc.co.uk/videos/c87z7p0…

Gay man wins damages after ‘exorcism’ by Church of England parish. Delighted to have acted for ⁦Matt Drapps⁩ in this case- as far as I know the first ever damages award for harm caused by conversion practices. I hope it will have a deterrent effect thetimes.com/article/b51713…