If we aren’t talking about coercive control, we aren’t talking about domestic abuse.

Maya Rose Founder of Safeguarding Animal & Human Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Abuse

“Samantha is passionate, eloquent and powerful speaker and advocate for all survivors of domestic abuse. She is generous with her sharing of her lived experience, providing valuable insight into how abusers perpetrate coercive control and the strength survivors exude both during and post abuse.”

Samantha Billingham

Stronger Beginnings founder is a passionate and dedicated advocate for all victim survivors of domestic abuse. Samantha brings her lived experience to the forefront of all conversations, presentations and speeches, creating change in order to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions and for victim survivors to get the aftercare and support they deserve.

Samantha always speaks from the heart with integrity. She is honest and real in being helpful in understanding the feelings and views of victims.

Her experience of domestic abuse powerfully highlights the impact an employer can have on the well-being of a victim, after losing her job as a legal secretary when she made her disclosure.