Is 2018 Really the Year of the Woman?

By Paula Kavanagh

There is hardly a day goes by without a new or historic case of child sexual abuse hitting the headlines along with considerable coverage of the #timesup and #metoo campaigns, you would probably think that the answer to that question above is yes. The Right to Speak Up This year marks the centenary of those…

The Aftermath of the Belfast Rape Case

By June Kavanagh

CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG  I believe timing played a major role in the publics reaction to the Belfast rape trial.  The world has changed a lot in the last six months and for many, the trial represented the straw that broke the camels back. Shift in Thinking Rape cases happen every…

Child Abuse and PTSD

By Paula Kavanagh

CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO BLOG Talking and writing about our childhood abuse and how it impacted us, were key to us gaining a greater understanding of thoughts and behaviours that we had as adults, and that we hated.  We didn’t know that these thoughts and behaviours were actually disorders that were researched and…