‘I realised my life wasn’t going to change for the better unless I made changes’
I love attending the I Can sessions. It enables me to stay positive. It’s like a circle of friends and Kay the wonderful lady…
‘I Can….’ Peer Support Project at Cohort 4 – A Mini evaluation
Our year long peer support project called ‘I Can…’ funded by the Tampon Tax, through the mental health organisation MIND is now 25% completed.…
Expert Domestic Risk Assessment on Fathers who are perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
https://www.childprotectionprofessionals.org.uk/blog/expert-domestic-abuse-risk-assessment-on-fathers-who-are-perpetrators-of-domestic-violence
What makes Cohort 4 different for this young woman….time, peer mentoring and doing ‘with’ not ‘to’
One of our Cohort 4 women writes about why Cohort 4 and the peer support she has received feels different compared with the range…
OUR WEEKEND AT HOWTHWAITE
Our weekend at Howthwaite Why I needed this break After a long period of time battling addiction and going in and out of jail,…
Howthwaite. Our 50forFree Holiday. A blog post by J
Arriving at Howthwaite The long road to the house was the most beautiful thing I ever seen. And even though the trees don’t have…
Talking to Statues, communing with the past, ic eom þin freond
I have been communicating with the essence of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, since I first laid eyes on her Tamworth statue around 48…
Women’s Groups – Lived experience and the value of having walked in the same shoes
Having attended the Launch of the findings of the National commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Multiple Disadvantage in London this week, three…
Release the Battleaxe
Over the past few months the state of our mental health care system has been tested by a number of Cohort 4 women, and…
Day 19 of Therapy…..It’s my last day!
Day 19 !!!! It’s my last day !!!! Full of emotions, I woke up 9 am today, way to late for me to do…
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