Chris & Beverley answer this month's question "How do we deal with big life changes"? Answering in their unique way, sharing their Lived Experiences of Abuse with a professional perspective, they speak about the impact of changes and how they manage their own emotions and wellness.

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Chrissy is an activist, survivor, academic, and proud single mum. Chrissy uses her lived experience of domestic abuse and grooming to raise awareness of issues relating to abuse of position of trust for young people in 16-19 education. Chrissy believes the law currently fails young people from abuse of power by those entrusted with their care. She uses research and activism to raise awareness and campaign for issues faced by survivors of abuse.

Its only Banter! Have you heard that said - but what exactly is Banter? and when is it acceptable? or even not accepted? What would you do if someone was "Bantering" with you, however, it doesn't feel nice or you don't agree with it? Chris and Beverley talk about Bantering and share their own thoughts and lived experience together with a professional perspective in this conversation.

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What does doing a vision board mean to you? How would you prefer creating one? and if so do you feel under pressure? Is this something you look forward to or find it a challenge to consider? In Chris & Beverley's unique way, they discuss about vision boards and share their own Lived Experience and Professional Persopective.

If you have a question about vision boards or would like to share your thoughts and feedback. You can email:

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Chris and Beverley talk about family secrets and the impact this can have within the family through generations. Secrecy feeds Abuse, hence Chris and Beverley share their own Lived Experience and professional perspective, about the impact this can have regarding generational Trauma and Abuse within families.

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Chris and Beverley are often asked - "What else do you do apart from the podcast?" Beverley shares her professional life and some personal experiences with her thoughts. If you have any questions you would like explored further please email:

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"What do you do outside of the podcast?" is this month's question, and we decided to break it up into 2 episodes. In this session, we hear from Chris Tuck about what she is involved in and her thoughts about what is important to her.

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Mark O’Sullivan is a writer, actor, comedian, broadcaster and campaigner, best known for his C4 sitcom ‘Lee and Dean’ which he wrote and starred in. He created ITV drama Tell Me Everything which premiered its second season this year. His Channel 4 documentary ‘My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom’ broadcast in May this year to rave reviews. He joins Chris and Beverley to talk about his documentary and his thoughts behind it.

Since the release of the documentary, Mark has started giving talks on sexual abuse, trauma, and healing through creativity. He has recently launched ‘Making Lemonade’, a project designed to share the transformative power of creating something positive out of the difficult, adverse or traumatic things we experience.

You can view the sitcom/documentary below by clicking on the link and also read Chris’s blog she wrote about it. If you have any feedback or questions you can contact us by emailing:

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https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/have-you-watched-my-sexual-abuse-the-sitcom-channel-4-by-mark-osullivan/

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/my-sexual-abuse-sitcom-and-my-sexual-abuse-sitcom-actual-sitcom

https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/

https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk

Linda Lewis from The Survivors Trust joins Chris and Beverley in opening a conversation about sexual abuse, and domestic abuse in the workplace. Linda is an experienced trainer who works with The Survivors Trust to educate support and raise awareness on how to look out for signs of abuse in the work environment and how to signpost and support. This wonderful work that Linda does enables education and awareness on many levels. If you have any questions or would like to know more:

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https://thesurvivorstrust.org/

https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/

https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk

It takes courage to be Vulnerable especially when constantly in survival mode or being strong has kept you safe growing up and being vulnerable equals danger. However, learning to be vulnerable takes courage and can be challenging to discover. What about the other side of vulnerability - when it can be used to manipulate too? Chris and Beverley discuss this during their honest conversation, sharing their own Lived Experiences, and professional perspectives. Join them and let us know your thoughts by contacting us at:

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