Becoming the Light from the Shadows of Abuse

I have overcome and broken the cycle of 23 years domestic violence including my ex husband trying to kill me. Today I am a thriving survivor with a passion to pay my 23 years forward. I am a mother if 5 and and a grandmother of 4.

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More About Kellie's Story

Falling for one brute is a mistake, two violent men suggests a pattern but four? Should she take some responsibility?

Before you pass judgment let's look at her story.

The scars on Kellie's face have finally faded and while the psychological ones remain she is determined they will not define her.

When her husband finally came to kill it was no surprise. For weeks he had been telling her what would happen, even down to the clothes he would wear on the day he planned to be their last on earth. By then she was so defeated she couldn't even run – and so she waited at the bottom of the cliff for the inevitable avalanche.

 

Domestic violence survivor Kellie Carter-Bell talked to crime reporter John Sylvester about years of horror at the hands of her former husband, who is now dead. Photograph Paul Jeffers The Age NEWS 6 Apr 2016

In one way she didn't have a chance. Kellie was one of six sisters. Three of them are now dead – one from suicide and two from drug overdoses. And she was dragged into a world of murder, corruption and drug trafficking when one of her sisters married the notorious Melbourne gangster Dennis Bruce Allen.

Her "father" was a crook who disappeared when she was young and for much of her early years she was left to fend for herself when she was locked out of the family's Carlton Housing Commission flat.

By the time she was 13, and desperate for affection, she fell for a local boy a few years older who was the brother of a star AFL footballer.

By then to her violence was not an aberration. It was as routine as a morning cup of coffee. Such as when she was punched at a local park because she passed the footy back to the star brother rather than her jealous boyfriend.

 

"I was beaten regularly and would go to school with two black eyes," she says.

"When you come from that sort of life any man who shows you affection you think you love." And a punch in the face was part of the package, or so she thought.

A series of men eroded her self-belief to the point she felt so worthless she believed what they told her – that it was somehow her fault and she deserved to be bashed.

And little wonder when in 1981 her elder sister Sissy (by then a heroin addict) married the seriously unhinged Dennis Allen inside Pentridge Prison.

Once released Allen became one of the biggest drug dealers in Australia making between $70,000 and $100,000 a week while on bail for a staggering 60 offences.

 

He kept out of jail by providing information to police and bribing those who would cop a brown paper bag filled with cash.

The Allen family used schoolgirl Kellie as a drug courier to smuggle heroin to Sissy, by then an inmate at Fairlea Women's Prison.

Allen was a ruthless, rich psychopath suspected of at least 11 killings. He and his brother, Victor Pierce, once used a chainsaw to dismember bikie Anton Kenny in the garage of one of their Richmond properties....

Tracy Principi is a trauma informed mentor and Somatic Experiencing Professional helping men and women navigate no contact with toxic parents. She provides 1 on 1 somatic work and nervous system regulation work as well as Group Programs focusing on healing from Toxic Parental abuse and Narcissistic Mother Abuse.Contact TracyFB group Navigating No Contact with Toxic Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/1736978839924820/A Podcast of the same name on iTunes & Spotify:  https://anchor.fm/tracy-principiWebsite: www.tracyprincipi.comTake a look at Sarah’s existing podcasts by clicking the link, https://www.sallyg.com/podcastsand don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss all the new episodes at https://www.sallyg.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Please share with anyone who needs to hear these messages of hope and inspiration.More About TracyHer own unresolved childhood trauma and the most shameful secret of having a narcissistic mother led her to her own freedom by finally talking about this subject of not having perfect parents. Once she did that, the flood gates opened and hundreds of people confided in her that they have suffered the same thing. The decades of guilt and shame, pretending things are fine were finally released.Tracy is passionate about this topic and coaches and speaks on this subject to spread the message that you are not alone in this.She is currently in training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and continues to learn and be part of the most cutting edge trauma training and education models. She is passionate about trauma informed coaching for everyone dealing with people.

The Journey To Worthy movement was born out my own personal journey and recovery from childhood trauma, a DV relationship, teen motherhood and subsequent mental health issues and disordered eating.Contact Vanessawww.journey-to-worthy.comemail: [email protected]: #vanessahaldaneFacebook: Vanessa Haldane Podcast: https://journey-to-worthy.com/podcast/ Take a look at Sarah’s existing podcasts by clicking the link, https://www.sallyg.com/podcastsand don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss all the new episodes at https://www.sallyg.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Please share with anyone who needs to hear these messages of hope and inspiration. More about VanessaWhen I began to heal, it was hard – I had to ask for help, put in the work and make the decision to NOT give up – no matter how hard it got. But it WAS hard and the journey was lonely, I felt like no one else was experiencing what I was. I had this perception that the world had it all together and that I was battling these demons all by  myself. I remember the day I first felt the need to share what I was going through, I was anxious and nervous but I clicked publish on that first blog and Instagram post.  I had no direction for it – I just wanted to share and , hopefully, help other women feel less alone. The response SHOCKED me – women started reaching out and sharing their own stories and a real sense of community was starting to form.I was at lunch with a friend and discussing my growing desire to help women after being on my own “journey To Worthy” – the words came out of my mouth and the hashtag and movement was born. It began as searchable hashtag that women could use to connect, however I wanted something more – something they could physically touch and wear as a declaration of love for themselves. The “I am Worthy’ tees were created and it further extended the community – people were purchasing the tee from all over Australia and overseas and sharing ,with pride and love, their own stories and photos in the tee on, social media. I knew in my heart that all my experiences in my life had led to this – my purpose was to help women and without the trauma, and subsequent healing, of my past – I would not be in the position to help today. I sold my business to study counselling and I started planning a JTW podcast but I still felt there was more I could do to connect women and their stories.  The feedback from the Journey To Worthy army was “when are you going to bring the movement to us?’  Journey To Worthy the events was born from this and the plan is to do an Australian tour bringing inspirational speakers and community to women Australia wide. An event where EVERYONE is welcome without prejudice and without judgement, free to be themselves, connect with others and begin important conversations surrounding self love and worth.Journey To Worthy started off as a personal healing story and has grown to become an entire ARMY of worthy women, learning to love themselves and change their mindset to lead a happier more fulfilled life.Through the events and merchandise sales WE – the Army –  have been able to support The Butterfly Foundation, The Salvation Army and Baby Give Back and will continue to give back to organisations and charities that support womenEvery woman is WORTHY – I believe in you – let’s get you believing in yourselfNess xoxo

There is a remembrance in our journey to back to self, a moment where everything that has happened to you dissolves, where you remember who you were born to be without being the by-product of your life experiences.

 

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www.reneemayne.com.au

 

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When you willingly sit in the fire of our fear completely unafraid, holding the permission you granted yourself to be yourself firmly in your grasp. 

Always cultivating a state of being of your pure soul self. 

As we enter into the house of hedonism we move beyond knowing that we are "of the universal one mind", and activate how to be, move and take action as the universal one mind. We transcend our consciousness entering into this paradigm of our hedonistic evolution. Where we end all recycling of fear and step into and unleash our omnipotent, transcendent Intuitive Dominatrix. 

 

 

Renée is an unorthodox and freakishly gifted visionary and Intuitive Guide, who leads a hedonistic evolution for women who called to disrupt the status quo and make sense of their existence, to be initiated into a new way being, and connect them to their divine self.

A poetic and transformation Speaker, Teacher, Guide, Dominatrix, lover of lingerie and spoken word has been leading in the areas of self, service, spirit and sex for over two decades.

The ascension of this hedonistic evolution opens you up to world of no separation and for the first time in their life it’s the end of all pursuits because they are complete in every. single. way.

A womxn who has had this remembrance will inhabit Heaven wherever she happens to be standing.

Eloise is a movement and meditation teacher, and intuitive worker. She found this path after leaving an emotionally abusive relationship, and is passionate about helping others to connect to themselves, to find their purpose and live a life they love. She runs courses, workshops, events, and retreats and believes the starting point of this work is meditation.I am a multi-passionate movement and meditation teacher, energy healer, sound immersion performer, and intuitive worker, based between Brisbane and London.Coming from a corporate background, I like to keep one foot in the material plane!! You will find that some of my events and courses are really practical, covering topics such as movement, meditation, confidence and empowerment, while others dive into the power of crystals, Tarot, energy, and manifestation.Everything I do it centered around helping you to connect with yourself and remember who you are.Contact EloiseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LunaApogeeInfoInstagram: @luna_apogeeWebsite: www.lunaapogee.comInsight Timer: http://insig.ht/eloise_skyeTake a look at Sarah’s existing podcasts by clicking the link, https://www.sallyg.com/podcastsand don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss all the new episodes at https://www.sallyg.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Please share with anyone who needs to hear these messages of hope and inspiration. ABOUT ELOISEI’ve always been drawn to crystals, magic, Tarot, and Astrology for as long as I can remember, but took a little (10 year) detour down the corporate path after University to try that whole thing on for size. As it turns out, it didn’t fit! Sooner or later I decided that I wanted to work on my own terms, and actually help people!! I was growing increasingly interested in the balance of taking care of our bodies as well as our minds to save us from our modern lifestyles of constantly sitting, and mental overdrive, so I trained to teach Pilates, Meditation and Sound Healing (I prefer to call it sound immersion TBH).By 2018 I was living in central London and teaching “full time”. That was going well, variety has always been key for me and along the way I started to get more into other healing modalities; Yin Yoga, as well as returning to my roots of Tarot, Astrology, crystals, spells, manifesting. In hindsight it makes total sense to make workshops around these because I’ve been studying them for most of my life!While I was teaching, I started to notice that being around so many people all the time- students in classes, catching the tube all over town, really started to mess with my energy. I’d go from feeling normal, to extremely anxious to super drained, with no rhyme or reason. I went off to do my Reiki training to learn more about energy and how to manage it, which was a total game changer for an empath like me. Fast forward to the Pandemic of 2020, offices closed, studios closed, everything moving online. A pivot was needed. But with everything that was going on, giving people nice bums didn’t seem like the best use of my skills. I felt called to work more from my heart, and while I continue to teach my existing clients (and love doing it), I have taken the opportunity to further develop my meditation offerings, courses and workshops. And so Luna Apogee was born. A little space to allow all of these things to flourish.I am here to help you to connect within and remember who you are. I believe the starting point is through quieting out minds with meditation, and my meditations have been featured on the Insight Timer Meditation App.A few random facts:I love Seinfeld, 90s grunge, 00s RnB and discoI studied Business Management, Psychology, and Journalism and Mass Communication at UniversityMy favourite quote is “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man” ~ Heraclitus Why should I work with you?It's important to find someone you vibe with because you’re more likely to be on the same frequency,

Hello! I’m Lisa Cox.You’re probably wondering who I am and what I’m all about, right? I should probably warn you I kinda go on about my own stuff for a little bit here. The reason being, I write and speak about it but never retell the same story every time… Sometimes I’ll just give people a link to this page which might be how you got here!Take a look at Sarah’s existing podcasts by clicking the link, https://www.sallyg.com/podcastsand don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss all the new episodes at https://www.sallyg.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Please share with anyone who needs to hear these messages of hope and inspiration.Contact [email protected]://www.facebook.com/lisacoxwriter/https://www.instagram.com/lisacox.co/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-cox-217588a/https://twitter.com/lisacox_coNow, where was I…If you’ve seen my Facebook feed, you’ll know my life is anything but perfect. But I still love it #becausewhynotI’m an optimistic realistic who knows that gratitude is so much more than a hashtag.When people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a writer.The next question is usually, “what do you write?”I was a copywriter in advertising agencies around Australia for years and absolutely loved it. But then I acquired multiple disabilities (I’ll tell you about that later) and all my plans went out the window.These days I’m a freelance writer and contribute to national and international publications like the Huff Post (formerly The Huffington Post) and The Sydney Morning Hera;d.I’ve had two books published and also write about observations from my own life, resilience and mindset, body confidence and self-esteem, fluff-free motivation, women’s and disability issues and other topical matters. My blog is here and I’m also a I’m also a public speaker and presenter.If you want more nitty gritty work info, you can always connect with me on LinkedIn.I speak and write about overcoming challenges, failure, resilience and things like that… anyone who does even a minute of work in the personal development industry or has worked as a motivational speaker will have a story or two in their toolkit to share.So what is mine?Well like I mentioned before, my life is anything but stereotypically ‘perfect’ – take my  Instagram feed for example. Sure, I love messing around with filters but no matter what filter I use I can’t cover up my wheelchair – and nor would I want to.I firmly believe that we all have challenges but we also have choices. My challenges might look different to yours but often the principles are similar.I never planned to have my world turned upside down, I never planned to be disabled and I never planned to lose a lot (including some body parts!). But I did choose to always make the very best of what I do have. Doing this in your life can make the difference between merely existing and truly living with purpose.I’ve spent many years climbing. At first it was rock climbing in Thailand and then it was climbing my way out of a massive health crisis. I’m still climbing today, failing then trying again – but that’s life! This doesn’t define me but my stories, scars and disabilities are such a huge part of who I am today that I wanted to share it with you in a bit more detail here. Plus, it will give you context to some of my work.I can’t really explain what happened in a sentence except to say “I got really sick and became disabled”.But if you’re interested, the longer version goes something like this…At age 24 I had a brain haemorrhage, like a stroke. It was caused by a nasty infection (Streptococcus-A) and to this day, nobody knows how I contracted it.Before that, life was pretty good. I’d been to university and graduated with two degrees (bachelor of business communications and media), played lots of representative sport, travelled overseas, moved into my own place and after years working in the corporate sector, I had just been promoted in my dream job at an advertising agency.

Anna Osherov is an event marketing expert working with visionary leaders to create industry influencers through the power of live events.Anna was born in Ukraine, she is an avid traveler with 38 countries under her belt. A communicator, co-creator and a vicarious achiever, Anna is always happier when she is supporting the growth in others and when growth is gained as a team. If you were to ask her friends and co-workers what her strengths are, they would tell you that her positive energy is infectious and she is always on the move getting things done…Take a look at Sarah’s existing podcasts by clicking the link, https://www.sallyg.com/podcastsand don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss all the new episodes at https://www.sallyg.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Please share with anyone who needs to hear these messages of hope and inspiration.Join Anna athttps://www.annaosherov.com/https://m.facebook.com/eventologisttraininghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/eventologistshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/annaosherovBioArmed with a Bachelor of Communication from Monash University, expertise in event marketing and 14 years experience working directly with business owners. Anna Osherov, is the CEO and founder of the Holistic Business Hub, Flintt and annaosherov.com, She is event-marketing expert teaching the art of Eventology: How Master Events For Your Brand and Business Growth.Known the authority on building your personal brand and business with events, she is regularly invited to share her knowledge on business podcasts and was recently nominated for the 2019 Telstra Business Award.

Taking control of your health and debunking the 'no cure' myth

Marsha is an independent researcher of health, wellness and supplementation for 17 years and as a person who's walked the pathway to recover from Autoimmune naturally, Marsha shares her understanding of research that is difficult for most people to digest.

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marshashults.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-schults-21590919a/

Marsha's strong philosophy that 'knowledge = power' gives her followers control of their health and healing journey, to reclaim their life. Through her own journey, extensive research and being her own 'guinea pig', Marsha has finessed a simple, yet powerful protocol that puts the spotlight on the pivotal link between gut health and inflammation and how antibiotic use, prescription medication, environmental toxins and stress, vastly contribute to symptoms. With a powerful message that shows your health is in your hands, Marsha will show you how to eliminate your symptoms and support your body's natural biochemical process to heal itself. If you've ever wondered about the possibility of a solution for Autoimmune that goes beyond the standard medical response, Marsha and Healing Autoimmune Naturally can help... 

 

Lyn’s personal story is a very inspirational and harrowing one of how she went from having unhealthy relationships with men (on the back of several serious traumatic sexual assaults in her teens) to now being in a soul fulfilling relationship which makes her feel alive, is full of passion and gives her inner peace.

 

Contact Lyn

https://hearts-entwined.com

https://www.facebook.com/2HeartsEntwined

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynsmithinspirationalspeaker/

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https://www.instagram.com/lynsmith_heartsentwined/

 

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Lyn, The Queen of HEARTS is a #1 Best Selling Author and has a proven track-record as an International Relationship Transformation Expert and Inspirational Speaker.

She shares her skills with women who have experienced some degree of hurt/ trauma/heartbreak at the hands of men, who don’t currently have healthy fulfilling relationships to understand themselves (& men) and attract or create healthy lasting love, passion, intimacy & fulfilment in their personal relationships going forward.

Based upon her personal research & training with the world’s leading industry experts – plus her vast experiential learning – she has subsequently designed & presented her own course programmes and now also excitingly runs Reclaim Your Feminine Power relationship retreats in Spain.

HEARTS Entwined is a world-class service that is committed to providing you with step-by-step high-value love and relationship solutions.

Mission 

To empower you to reach your full potential in attracting or creating lasting passion, intimacy, peace and fulfilment.

To have a positive impact in reducing divorce, domestic violence, self-harm & suicide.

Vision 

To achieve our mission globally, through world-class coaching and training.

To contribute by creating a lasting legacy of safety, dignity and opportunity for children and women who have survived rape, abuse and severe trauma as a result of war crimes and sex trafficking – through the setting up of worldwide – ‘you can survive and thrive’ centres / retreats.

Lucy’s story is one that includes Sexual abuse, bereavement, racial abuse, addiction, bulimia, anorexia and self-harm…

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For the past 15 years, Lucy has run her own audio engineering company providing services for TV and live speaking events. She recently became a certified coach and works with women, who have a mission inside of them to help other people, but they hold themselves back because of fear of rejection, judgement and failure.

Lucy is a certified coach who loves to work with women who have a mission inside of them to help other people, but they hold themselves back because of fear of rejection, judgement and failure. She helps them find and fix these beliefs so they can have a successful business

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lucydevihall

Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simply-Woman-Stories-magnificent-against-ebook/dp/B07C9Z6S14/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Humaniversity - https://humaniversity.com/

Love In Action album - https://open.spotify.com/album/2jGdg1QpjPvCI03iLqlVDe?si=oPulB02jRWip_yVvOcDhBQMy Beloved Friend album - https://open.spotify.com/album/3X4tOJa10v8AywR2C3v43b?si=MlD1N2qGTGGeBDAFutp8iw