Many people do everything in their power to give themselves and their family the best life possible, but something unexpected always happens to impede them from doing so. Far too many people can’t figure out where they went wrong with their finances, children or relationships and try as they might, they can’t seem to put […]
Women face many hardships, but when those hardships include abuse, trauma, and other confidence-shattering events, the wounds are hard to heal and the memories are not so easily forgotten. Like a jigsaw puzzle, the more complete our past is recalled, the clearer and sadder it becomes in our mind. To stifle terrible events, women turn […]
On Saturday 29th June the Rescue of Dignity Group (ROD) held its Inmates’ Family and Friends Day at the UCKG HelpCentre in Finsbury Park, North London. With family members also serving the same sentence as their convicted loved one, the ROD Group decided to hold this event to support families who experience feelings of loss, […]
A recent study has revealed a connection between heart attacks and holding a grudge. One hundred and thirty people participated in the study that concluded that those who found it difficult to forgive had developed more heart related diseases than those who could forgive. Even though it has been a common assumption that grudges and […]
After her marriage of 13 years fell apart, Marie Lollies — a 47-year-old woman from South Carolina, USA — celebrated her divorce with a photoshoot that included pictures of her burning her wedding photo and showing off the papers that completed the split from her husband. ‘I wanted to show that strong women can […]
According to the World Health Organisation, isolation is strongly associated with suicidal behaviour. Considering that men are normally less prone to open up when facing a problem, the probability of a depressed man committing suicide is greater. A research from the Mental Health Foundation confirms that and also showed that in 2017, 75% of those who committed suicide in Great Britain were males. David Baer had conquered everything he wanted: […]
In May 2016, Marcia Freitas was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and this made her life a living hell. Her situation forced her to switch roles with one of her sons. She shares her story with us. ‘After having my fourth child, I developed a chronic disease called rheumatoid arthritis. It affected my joints, causing a lot of pain in my body. In the beginning, I wasn’t able […]
‘Although I was very young, I always felt empty. I didn’t believe in myself and so I was full of complexes, I had no identity, and felt lost in the world. I also had a lot of nightmares where people used to hurt me. Things became worse when my dad started working outside the country. My […]
According to recent statistics from the ONS (Office for National Statistics), 42% of marriages in England and Wales end in divorce. Therefore, it is highly likely that you or someone you know may have gone through their parents separating at some point in their life. Children of divorced parents can go on to suffer long-lasting negative effects during childhood, such as rebelling or failing academically. […]
‘I fell into a deep sadness… I began to do radical things like self-harming. I was tired of the life I was living…’ A review published by the Early Intervention Foundation states that children who are exposed to domestic abuse suffer a range of health, social, wellbeing and behavioural effects in their lives. Ana Patricia Monteiro was part of […]
