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Jan

07
2020

Breaking the cycle of abuse
Born in Romania to a single mother, Andreea Surpanu was extremely curious about her father. Growing up, she was told he lived in Portugal because of work. Her mother also left to follow him there, only to find out that he had another woman. ‘At 15, I decided that I wanted to meet my father, […]
change my life, I really had to fight for the happiness that I wanted, It was not an easy journey,

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Jul

10
2016

Living by faith
“As my third year in the church was approaching, I looked back and traced the journey on how I got to where I was. I wanted to say that I wasdoing great; but unfortunately, I was at a standstill.”
Blood pressure, Body image, Breast cancer, Bullying, change my life, Cognitive behavioural therapy, I have true peace, I wanted to be new, Self-confidence, Self-esteem,

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Feb

07
2016

The inner war
Before I came to the UCKG HelpCentre, I was a confused, void, addicted, and outraged young man with evil intentions towards others. All these issues interrupted and held back my life, my education and my focus on any career.
change my life, I stopped going, I was a confused, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, sleeping, sleeping tablets, the biggest problem in my life,

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Jan

17
2016

I didn’t believe it could happen to me
I dreamt of the day when there would be no arguments in my home. My parents fought physically and frequently. I held a grudge against my mother and blamed her for everything that happened.
change my life, I can sleep in peace, I didn’t believe, I hated myself, Queen Mary University of London, universities in London, University College London,

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Mar

31
2015

A hopeless dream turns to reality
I could have called my grandmother, “mum”. She was more deserving of the title. A bitter and hostile environment was not the right setting for a two- month-old child to grow up in, and so, I was taken to live with her.
change my life, God, I had doubts, I was innocent, my financial life, pocket money, promise I made to God, South London, UCKG,

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Mar

30
2015

A sinister tale of the “baby blues”
I remember my childhood clearly, when I lived back home in Brazil. I can recall the beatings, the abuse, the abandonment and the unhappiness. My mother beat me for any and every reason until my body was covered in bruises. One day she did it with a football boot; I thought I was going to die.
Anger, change my life, football boot, Sexual abuse, Thought, unhappiness,

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