4/4
If these podcasts help even 1 survivor of #CSA or #DomesticAbuse then all of this will have been worth it.
If these podcasts help to change our #HealthCare system I will have helped save other survivors from being triggered when they are physically unwell

3/4
I’ve lost 2 stone in weight since these podcasts were recorded.
I have been forcing myself to eat, battling to focus on everyday tasks, hugging myself to sleep at night.
Hugging myself helps me to fight off my darkest memories when I feel so alone.

2/4
Listening to myself telling my life story was so hard.
I’d to listen to these podcasts a few times before they were edited & voice altered.
The 1st time I listened I couldn’t believe that I was talking about my life, the #abuse, the poor choices I made

I’m not here much John but I can see those I’m following cause I set up a ‘my BlueSky favourites’, tap on the photo & you’ll see it at the top

Thanks Stephen 🙏

Thank you 🙏

4/4
They caused untold personal harm to me.
To breach someone’s trust & ‘out’ their identity is unforgivable. #DoNoHarm applies to peoples privacy.

3/4
I had previously told this person to not add my name to any Group correspondence in relation to advocacy.
I received no personal message from this person since this time last year.
I had huge misgivings about their lack of commitment to the advocacy of #Bessboro

2/4
They ‘outed’ my identity to over 750 people.
They blatantly lied , with scurrilous claims that I was in constant contact with them, had acted without their approval & used the Groups name when advocating with public representatives.

John I’ve no advise but I’ve always admired your resilience & grit. Your unwavering devotion to your wife has always been evident. You deserve support & time for just ‘you’. I hope today is a good day for you

4/4
Our judicial system is archaic, no leniency should ever be allowed in #abuse/#rape cases,
we serve a lifelong sentence of #trauma, a rapist deserves a lifelong sentence too!

3/4
I have suffered my whole life because of him, every wrong decision I made was me trying to cope with my #trauma.
He destroyed who I was meant to be.
My life was not & is not a life that anyone would want to live.
I hope Niamh gets some closure but this is not #Justice

2/4
I’ve tried to overcome my past, I’ve tried to live but realistically I am just ‘existing’.
Not a day goes by without something reminding me of my past, I still have to live with my memories of my disgusting paedophile grandfather

3/3
However until I have been given an absolute guarantee that an equal space within the exhibitions will be designated to ALL I cannot encourage others to engage. @DeptCDE envisages that the #NCRR will open in 2027, yet absolutely no element of the design has been finalised!