The Martell’s story is something that stood out to us, even as we work with them to do this day. We’ve helped many families with a history of domestic violence, but this was different. The pain was incredibly visible and…
I had just turned five years old when Mummy left. She had been fighting with Daddy for a long time and she just got up and left us. We stayed with Daddy and didn’t see Mummy for nine, whole months.…
For as long as I could remember, I had always lived with my Mum. When I saw her mental health getting worse and worse, I realised she could no longer take care of me the way she once could. It…
Our relationship had become extremely volatile and it got the point where we had to separate, despite the three children we shared together. Initially, I was granted custody of the kids, and they were able to have contact with their…
I always knew there were problems with my parents. After the hushed whispers and loud noises, I just knew there was trouble. Mum moved us to stay with Granny, but we had to leave everything behind. My siblings shared a…
After my ex-partner and I split, we found it impossible to agree on how to split time with the children. At one point, I spent a whole week with the kids as we were having such a wonderful time, but…
Shortly after Freddie was born, I was in a very bad motor accident. I was in the hospital for weeks and came out with a severe brain injury and a badly affected temper. The relationship I had with Freddie’s Mother…
It had been over six months since I’d last seen Amelia. Her mother and I had separated, and as we were unable to agree on how access should be granted, I was refused any form of access. I reapplied to…
Just before Luke was due, my relationship with his Father had completely deteriorated. We could no longer agree on anything, and things became abusive. I made the difficult decision of separating from him before Luke was born. I gave birth…
We hadn’t seen or heard from Daddy in 5 months. Mummy and Daddy kept fighting and all of a sudden he was gone. My sister, Megan, missed him so much, but I wasn’t so sure. He was mean to Mummy…
