Domestic Violence

We get a lot of women getting in touch to talk about very serious topics, one of the most common of which is domestic abuse.
It's shocked me since starting this job just how many women seem to have suffered at the hands of their partners at some point in their lives. And what's most upsetting is how many of these have never pressed charges, so those men have effectively got away with it.
It's also frustrating because, for legal reasons, it makes it difficult for these women to speak out publicly in a magazine or newspaper article about what happened to them.
Of course I can completely understand the many reasons why women may not feel able to go to the police to report abusive boyfriends - these situations are never simple. But it's always great when someone gets in touch who has taken their ex partner to court, as then we can tell the whole story, and hopefully inspire other women in similar situations to do the same.