The Restored Hope Podcast

Parenting is always challenging, but the challenges reach new heights when you are parenting a child with special needs. In this episode, I had the pleasure of having Sandra Mame  Opokuaah with me.

Sandra shared the experiences and challenges she faced raising a special needs child. She believes there is a purpose in God allowing her to parent her son. She shared how she discovered her purpose in supporting other parents in similar situations.

Sandra is the founder and CEO of jonnyandfriends4autism UK.
She is a radio presenter,  speaker, activist,  disability advisor, and many other interests which continue to form in helping to promote disability. She became passionately involved with helping the community on disability issues after her own experiences as a mother with a young man who has autism. Out of her own experiences, she also formed and found jonnyandfriends (NGO) in Ghana West Africa.

Sandra has five children and is a proud grandmother of two. She was initially a dental nurse for more than 25 years before and studied health promotion as well as public health  masters,
Included other interests.

You can reach Sandra:
 https://www.instagram.com/sandramameopokuaah/
https://www.instagram.com/jonnyandfriends4autism/

Host- Restored Hope: https://www.instagram.com/bissy_g_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/484398508756120
Email: [email protected]

When people talk about or think of domestic abuse and family violence, it's often about how much it hurts the adult victim. But what they may not realize is that children also experience domestic violence/abuse when they witness or are exposed to it. This may affect their physical, emotional, social, and mental wellbeing. It can affect their developmental growth and the choices they make in life.

My guest speaker on this episode is Naomi Adedoyin. Naomi is a survivor of domestic abuse, she witnessed and also experienced domestic abuse as a child. She shared the impact of domestic violence/abuse growing up, the choices she made as an adult, and also in her relationships. 

We discussed how to support and help children recover after witnessing domestic violence/abuse.

She is a single mom with three amazing kids. She is passionate about transforming lives and empowering women. She is also deeply concerned about women and redefining society's perception of women and the gender-based obstacles that diverse women experience.
Through programs in her foundation (Enough Woman Foundation), she empowers abused and vulnerable women to rewrite their stories and live meaningful lives.

Guest: You can reach Naomi on https://www.instagram.com/thenaomiadedoyin/

Restored Hope https://www.instagram.com/bissy_g_/

In this episode, I have the pleasure of having Beverley Webb with me on the show.

With her own lived experience as a survivor of sexual abuse, being brought up within the care system, and being part of a toxic family environment, Beverley specialises in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and is passionate about opening conversations to enable awareness and support for others. 

Having recovered from Chronic Fatigue herself, she is also able to identify with her clients and has her own experience with the effects of Trauma, being Physical, Mental (neurological), and Emotional.  

As a Specialist Practitioner with The Chrysalis Effects working with the Emotional and Relationship section of the recovery programme is her area of expertise for referral.

Beverley is a multi-award winning Practitioner and in addition to her Wellbeing Coaching accreditation with The Chrysalis Effect and the ILM, she is also certified in Trauma recovery with NICABM (The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine) Impact of Child Sexual abuse with Into the Light and a member of IRCT (Institute of Recovery of Childhood Trauma. In addition, she is certificated with SIRPA with chronic pain and currently studying for her practitioner certification.

She is an international speaker, inspiring other survivors to know they are not alone and that recovery and healing are possible, by having to have a voice.  She hosts workshops, 1:1 coaching, and a peer-to-peer support group with a blended approach of both online and face to face.

You can connect with Beverley on:
Website: https://www.stepforwardpractice.co.uk/
Youtube: https://www.stepforwardpractice.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepforward_tohaveavoice/

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On this episode, I have the pleasure of having Evelyn Ibekeh as my guest. She shared her experience of being in an abusive relationship, how she left the abusive relationship and rediscovered herself. 

Evelyn is a mother of two generations, she works as a Regulatory Consultant in her own consultancy, offering regulatory expertise, strategic advice, and consultancy services to Pharmaceutical companies to support the registration of new drugs.

Evelyn is an empowerment coach for women with young families who are in abusive relationships. She provides enlightenment and empowerment through coaching, mentoring, and counselling in order to liberate minds, inspire action necessary to break the chain of abuse, and live purposefully.

My guest's social media handle: Instagram @liberated_for_purpose

Hello and welcome to the 5th episode of the Restored Hope Podcast.

It can be quite difficult to know how to support a friend or loved one who is experiencing domestic abuse. 
In this episode, I shared different ways you can support victims and survivors of domestic abuse. What you should say and shouldn’t say to someone experiencing domestic abuse. I would say one of the reasons why some women stay in an abusive relationship is due to lack of support from friends and family or not knowing how to support the victim, what to say, what not to say. 

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On this episode, I have the pleasure of having Jola Grace Emmanuel aka 'The Soul Doctor' with me.
 
Jola shared her experience of being in an abusive relationship for 16years as a pastor's wife. The signs of abuse, coercive control, as well as the impact of the abuse on her mental and physical health. 

She explains why it is essential to forgive, her healing journey, and discovering herself.  She also shared how she is now thriving and helping others to recover and build their self-confidence.

Jola Grace helps the broken, hurt, emotionally wounded, and abused to heal, recover, develop the ability to believe in their abilities and feel good about themselves. 

She is a Mental Health Advocate; a certified Life Coach, a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Therapist, an Emotional Freedom Technique & Matrix Re-imprinting Therapist.

She has come from a place of pain, low self-esteem, depression, and suicide ideation to a place of confidence, wholeness, fearlessness, and PURPOSE.
 She has a mandate to help people understand relationship dynamics so they can live their best lives, feel good about themselves, recover from traumatic experiences, develop healthy self-esteem, boost self-confidence and self-worth for maximum productivity in every area of their lives. 

About my guest - Jola Grace - Instagram @jolagraceemmauel 
Facebook : Jola Emmanuel
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In this episode, I shared warning signs you or someone you know might be in an abusive relationship. How victims of domestic abuse behave in an abusive relationship.  If you or someone you know are experiencing any of the signs shared in this episode, please don't suffer in silence. Seek help or you can contact me for support today!

In this episode, we talked about what Domestic Violence and Abuse means and the types of abuse the perpetrator uses to exert power and control over the victim or survivor.

Domestic abuse also referred to as domestic violence or intimate partner violence is a pattern of behavior where the abusive partner exercises power and control over the victim. It does not happen just once, it tends to happen more often and later becomes more serious and severe.

Episode 1 - My Why - In this podcast, I shared what Restored Hope is all about.  

My desire and hope are that through listening to this podcast, victims, survivors of domestic abuse, and anyone going through adversity that is so overwhelming, will be inspired, empowered, find hope, healing, and restoration and begin to manifest their God-given purpose.