Be Kind. No Excuses.

I remember many years ago, when I was a young cop, attending what was called “a violent domestic”. (Aren’t they all violent?! Isn’t a threat just as violent as a physical assault? A conversation for another time perhaps) It was the middle of winter and raining stair rods. Anyway…. A couple of panda cars attended, […]

It’s summer time and the “shows” are in town. We either love them or hate them. I asked this question on my social media group, Is/was your relationship an emotional roller-coaster?At what point do you/did you decide to get off? These are some of the replies: “When he punched me in the face and said

Last weekend I attended a Wellness Women Festival to run a few workshops. It’s been years since I did anything like this. My knees were shaking! They gave me a tremendous welcome. I was overwhelmed by their generosity of spirit. It was a ladies only event and free to attend. A Pilot for a potential

Apart from the obvious – physical violence causing injuries, have you considered the emotional damage caused by living constantly in a state of stress and hyper vigilance? Living every day walking on eggshells? The consequences of such pressure lead to increased incidences of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, premature mortality,

Let me introduce myself. My name is Rie and I’m here to talk to you about domestic violence. But first, my background. I am a retired police officer and I’m married with three (almost) grown up children. I was a single mum for many years. I know the difficultly of juggling full time work, getting

Talking this last week with people who are or have been in abusive relationships has raised a question about sickness. I popped a post in the “Be Kind. no Excuses” Facebook group the other day that said: Abusive ex: “I gave you the world” No actually, you gave me PTSD and fibromyalgia. There were immediate