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? […]
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Special Guest Professor Mike Salter and Dr Ellie Hanson
This episode we welcome not 1 but 2 guests to join Chris and Beverley in opening the conversation about child sexual abuse and also perpetrators. Mike Salter is a profesor in Criminology at the University of New South Wales Australia and we welcome back Dr Elle Hanson, our resident Psychiatrist. Together they bring a wealth […]
Episode 53- Gut Instinct
Do you ever trust your "Gut" or just know something doesn't feel right and try to find a justification? Chris & Beverley discuss this in a conversation sharing their own Lived Experience together with a Professional Perspective. Let us now your thoughts and email us on: BreakingTheCycleToStepForward@gmail.com https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/ https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk Listen below: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mpswxfftw7uckusq/Gut_Instinct_FAa4zjx.mp3
Everyday struggles
Chris and Beverley are regularly asked how they cope with everyday life so in this episode they share what has happened recently to them and how they manage it. These conversations are raw, uncut and come from Chris and Beverley's own Lived Experience and professional perspective. If you have a question you would like to […]
Special Guest Dr Theresa Redmond
Dr Theresa Redmond is an Associate Professor, researcher and subject specialist in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. She joins Chris and Beverley to share her own Lived Experience and professional insights with them in conversation. Her experience also includes being part of the IPPPC (International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute) and being involved in […]
Special Guest Part 3 with John O’Brien
Welcoming John O'Brien back for part 3 of our conversation around changes happening now, and in the future was much welcomed by Chris & Beverley. John spoke about IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse), a much-needed Child Protection Agency (CPA) and his work with the Lucy Faithful Foundation and the importance of looking, learning, […]
Guest Part 2 with Faye Maxted OBE
Faye Maxted OBE returns a second time to share further insights into the work and her views supporting survivors of sexual abuse within the Survivors Trust and IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse). Chris and Beverley welcome her back and continue the conversation to raise awareness and ultimately make changes where possible and stop […]
Special Guest Lucy Duckworth
Listen below: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qjpzp8vteawae2wd/lucy-duckwork-final-compl_ktb01osL.mp3
Episode 52 – Cultrual Differences CSA
Chris and Beverley talk about Cultural Differences in Child Sexual Abuse and highlight the current case of Steven Van de Velde convicted rapist of a minor in the UK, who is representing his country in the Paris Olympics 2024. The Dutch volleyball player has caused a lot of controversy. Chris and Beverley share the facts […]
Special Guest : Gloria Masters
Gloria Masters was child sex trafficked for the first 16 years of her life. Leased by her father, trained by her grandmother, she had no one willing or able to help her. Now an esteemed Author, Speaker and Founder: she is the woman behind the Global hand signal for under 16’s, released in 2023, to […]