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Protected: Domestic Abuse Training for Healthcare Professionals
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Day 1 — A Personal Account of Police Corruption, Institutional Betrayal, and What Happens When One Officer Dares to Do the Right Thing
Two years after fleeing domestic abuse with three children and one plastic bag, this first-hand account documents what happened when repeated disclosures of child abuse, coercive control, and serious safeguarding risks were met with silence, dismissal, and institutional failure — until one officer chose to do his job properly. Part One of a two-part testimony…
Day 3 of 8 The System That Kept Me Silent: Understanding the Architecture of Abuse
Manipulation is deliberate, strategic, and designed to control. This post breaks down how abuse is engineered—and how survivors can respond safely.
Day 4: “It’s OUR Money Now” – The Financial Prison Nobody Sees
Financial abuse rarely starts with theft. It starts with control, dependency, and “love.” This post exposes the financial prison nobody sees.
Understanding Dissociation Through Lived Experience, Neuroscience, and Survivor-Led Advocacy 💙
A nurse and PTSD survivor shares her journey with dissociation. What it really is, the neuroscience behind it, and how to find support on the path to healing.
Why I Write
A survivor’s testimony documenting coercive control and police failures, the timeline she built to protect her children, and a call to prioritise child safety.
The Accountability That Never Comes from West Mercia Police
May 28, 2024. A date burned into my memory. The day everything I thought was safe crumbled. The day the anti-corruption team arrived at my workplace. I had no idea that standing up against police misconduct would trigger such panic. Or that it would spread through a department so deeply embedded in a culture of
The Friday Everything Broke
After my coercive control case was dropped and police corruption became undeniable, I collapsed at work. This is what despair after re-traumatisation really looks like — and why it is never a sign of weakness.
The Cost of Speaking Truth: A Year That Changed Everything
December 27, 2024 I found myself thinking about the past year this morning, and what might come next. It’s been nearly seven months since Professional Standards and Anti‑Corruption turned up at my workplace. I had no idea what was coming, and I certainly didn’t expect my life to be turned upside down all over again.
The Heartache of Time Lost: A Journey Through Isolation and Healing
A survivor’s account of years lost to isolation and abuse, the pain of estranged family ties, and the slow work of reclaiming connection and healing.
