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Understanding domestic abuse

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis: two things to learn

This weekend, actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have been criticised for letters of support that…

Pattern matching and our response

This is the third part of a blog series about trauma, pattern matching, and how it…

Pattern matching and domestic abuse

This is the second part of a blog series about trauma, pattern matching, and how it…

Trauma responses: Elizabet’s story

At Restored, we encourage people to always believe a disclosure of abuse, because the person disclosing…

Boundaries’ vs ‘Control’?

This weekend, conversations began on social media about emotional abuse and coercive control, after screenshots were…

Why don’t we want to believe it?

As more safeguarding failures within the Church hit the headlines, I am acutely aware of the experiences…

Father, forgive them…

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34. Some…

We need to talk about it…

This last week I’ve been watching the documentary on BBC iPlayer called ‘We need to talk about…

Joining the Dots: the link between suicide and domestic abuse

trigger warning – suicide, domestic abuse Earlier this year there was a landmark inquest into the death…

My experience of sexism and misogyny

Megan, aged 19 Today is the International Day of the Girl Child. To mark the occasion,…

Busting the Myths About Domestic Abuse

When it comes to domestic abuse, there are many dangerous myths that can seep like a poisonous…

Domestic Abuse and the Cost of Living Crisis

As I write, the latest headlines put inflation at 10.1% and the country is bracing itself for…