emotional and spiritual support, the right help and support
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 […]
events taking place in the community, expressing her pain, families and organisations, feedback and support, Finsbury Park and Brixton, mental health and wellbeing, trying to find a job
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 healthy heart, difficult to forgive, lack of trust
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 […]
a chapter of my life, with the right guidance
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 […]
change little by little, growing up by myself, start a better life, willing to listen
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: […]
amount of pain, any part of my body, called out for God’s help, encouraged me to remain positive
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 […]
attend the church, happy and confident, I began to see changes, lost in the world
‘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 […]
a respectable man, a serious relationship, attending the Universal Church, I decided to prioritise God, importance of forgiveness
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. […]
a difficult childhood, found a way to change, my life has completely turned around, return to the church, tired of the life I was living
‘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 […]
I felt empty inside, I needed to be humble, in control of my finances, introduced to the Universal Church
I live a life that nobody would ever dream of living. My bills often piled up and I would have to sort out delayed payments. I had to borrow money from friends. Soon, I turned to fraud and gambling as a quick fix to pay my bills. I started with small amounts. I would go to a casino with £30, then […]
